KHARTOUM, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday said his country has no agenda in Libya other than achieving Libya's unity, security and stability together with unity of its people.
Al-Bashir made the remarks when speaking at a press conference following joint talks with Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya's UN-backed government, in Khartoum Sunday.
"Sudan directly gets affected by the situations in Libya and by the state of instability there. We pay a high bill to combat illegal immigration, human trafficking and cross-border crimes that exploit the vacuum happening in Libya," said al-Bashir at the press conference.
"We do not have any agenda in Libya other than achieving unity of Libya, stability of Libya, security of Libya and unity of the Libyan people," he noted.
Al-Sarraj, for his part, speaking at the press conference, said that "our visit to Sudan comes within the framework of consultation with brotherly countries."
"We spoke about securing the joint border and supporting the bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Sudan is an important neighbor and we will work to build a better relationship," said al-Sarraj.
He reiterated the ability of Libya's internationally-backed government to find a solution for the current crisis in Libya, saying "the current crisis will be solved by achieving national reconciliation that ends the state of division and unites the institutions of the country."
Al-Sarraj arrived in Khartoum on Sunday on an official one-day visit, his first, to Sudan.
He was received upon arrival at Khartoum airport by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and a number of government officials.
