Sudan, Turkey sign 12 agreements in economic, military, cultural cooperation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attend a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan, on Dec. 24, 2017. Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Sudan on Sunday, marking the first time that a Turkish president visited the North African country since its independence in 1956. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)