Sudan's Burhan gestures towards steps to ease tensions

FILE PHOTO: Sudan's Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron and Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in Paris, France, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestured in comments on Friday towards steps to ease tensions in the country six months after a military coup.

"We are embarking on a difficult period and we must all present concessions for the sake of our country," he said, noting the deteriorating economic and security situation in the country in comments at a Ramadan gathering.