KHARTOUM, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Monday renewed a complaint to the United Nations Security Council demanding Egypt hand over control of the border region of Halayeb.

"Sudan has renewed its complaint regarding Halayeb Triangle," Sudan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Cairo and Khartoum has a long-standing territorial dispute over Halayeb, which is currently under Egyptian control.

Since 1958, Sudan has been annually renewing complaints at the United Nations Security Council over Halayeb, which it wants to settle through either dialogue with Egypt or international arbitration.

In 2016, Egypt rejected a request from Khartoum to enter negotiations or to seek international arbitration.

Last Thursday, Sudan recalled its ambassador from Egypt to Khartoum for consultations.