KHARTOUM (SD) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has today arrived in Sudan for a new mediation effort regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Information Minister Yemane Meskel said in a tweet the Red Sea nation president was received by ‘the President of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fatah al Burhan, Foreign Minister al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, & other senior Sudanese officials and dignitaries.’ In a statement, Sudan foreign ministry said Afwerki will discuss with the head of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, ways to support and enhance bilateral cooperation and develop relations between the two countries, in addition to issues of common interest.