evidence: President Beshir has stated that Hala’ib triangle would remain Sudanese, explaining: "The first general elections held in Sudan under the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium covered Hala’ib as a Sudanese constituency," adding: "Elections constitute a genuine sovereign exercise." The Sudan has called upon Egypt for directing negotiation over Hala’ib and Shalateen like what it did with Saudi Arabia about Sanafir and Tiran Red Sea islands last April or take the issue to an international arbitration. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry responded in an official statement by saying that Hala’ib and Shalateen are undisputed Egyptian territories under Egyptian sovereignty. [...] Ja’aly wrote, in conclusion, that Hala’ib constitutes to both presidents an issue of destiny about which President Sisi cannot compromise under the weak Egyptian political and economic situation, something which could cost him his presidency and his domestic popularity. The same applies to President Beshir who equally cannot compromise on the territory as it is a truly national issue and he has to defend his homeland, its rights and its territories.