Sudan and Eritrea agreed to remove entry visa requirements for citizens
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle May 12, 2011(ADDIS ABABA) – Sudan and Eritrea
have agreed to abolish entry visas, opening their common borders for
free movement of peoples and goods both ways, according to the state
news agency ERINA.
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President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki (Guardian)
Accordingly, the peoples of the two neighbouring countries will be
able to pass to cross the common borders freely with ID cards, making
entry visas no longer necessary for citizens of both countries.
The two countries have also agreed to facilitate goods and commodities
traffic, without restrictions, organise inter-trade and remove all
border crossing points that hinder the movement of citizens of the two
countries.
The move comes after the Sudanese government delegation led by
interior Minister, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid held talks with President
Isaias Afwerki on Tuesday in the Eritrean capital, Asmara.
Both parties conferred on ways of enhancing bilateral relations and
evaluated the implementation of past agreements reached during the
visit of President Omar Hassen Al-Bashir to Eritrea earlier this year.
Afwerki noted the stability of North Sudan and South Sudan means the
stability of the entire region.
Hamid told journalists that the visit is aimed at further enhancing
the existing relations of cooperation between the two countries and
conveying the greetings of the Bashir to Afwerki.
The Eritrean regieme has been internationally condemned for human
rights abuses. The UN Refugee Agency estimates that 3,000 Eritrean
refugees enter Sudan and Ethiopia every month.
(ST)
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