Safadi affirms Jordan stands with Sudan in democratic transition The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Ayman Safadi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan, Maryam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, held talks by phone Thursday. In the talks, they focused on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields in addition to regional situations and efforts aimed at strengthening Arab cooperation in facing common challenges and serving Arab issues. The two ministers affirmed their joint keenness to translate the historical fraternal relations linking the two countries to a broader cooperation in the economic, investment, agricultural, health, tourism and cultural fields.