{"id":62105,"date":"2026-10-20T23:52:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T20:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=62105"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T20:52:18","slug":"agar-red-sea-security-is-a-shared-responsibility-among-coastal-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/agar-red-sea-security-is-a-shared-responsibility-among-coastal-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Agar: Red Sea Security Is a Shared Responsibility Among Coastal States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sudan\u2019s Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, has stressed that Sudan\u2019s stability and prosperity are inseparable from the security and stability of the Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa. He noted that security is no longer confined to protecting borders but has become a comprehensive concept linked to development, justice, and institution-building.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking at the opening session of the Port Sudan Forum for Security and Development, organized by the Horn of Africa Studies and Research Center, Agar said that holding the forum in Port Sudan carries strategic significance, given Sudan\u2019s role as a key link between regions with overlapping interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council described the forum as an opportunity to develop an integrated regional approach that connects security requirements with the imperatives of development. He said the forum should move discussions beyond diagnosing crises toward identifying practical, implementable solutions, and shift from managing immediate challenges to developing long-term strategic visions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agar said the government\u2019s vision for achieving sustainable peace and reconstruction as a comprehensive national project extends beyond constructing buildings to rebuilding the economy and institutions. He stressed that Red Sea security is a shared responsibility that can only be guaranteed through the participation of coastal states, respect for their sovereignty, and preventing the region from becoming an arena for proxy conflicts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He affirmed Sudan\u2019s willingness to expand cooperation with China in agriculture, food security, energy, mining, ports, and railways, while benefiting from the Belt and Road Initiative. He pointed out that the success of partnerships should be measured by knowledge transfer and job creation, not merely by the volume of announced investments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council called for a shared vision for the region\u2019s future based on the peaceful settlement of conflicts, linking security with development, and directing investments toward productive sectors. He also urged that the forum\u2019s recommendations be translated into practical programs and projects. He proposed concluding the forum with the \u201cPort Sudan Declaration on Security and Development\u201d and establishing a strategic observatory for the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agar emphasized that Red Sea security is a collective responsibility whose sustainability can only be ensured through the participation of the countries concerned, respect for their sovereignty and legitimate interests, and adherence to international law, alongside strengthening cooperation based on trust, transparency, and mutual benefit.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudan\u2019s Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, has stressed that Sudan\u2019s stability and prosperity are inseparable from the security and stability of the Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa. He noted that security is no longer confined to protecting borders but has become a comprehensive concept linked to development, justice, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62106,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62105\/revisions\/62106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}