Central African Republic, Sudan ink transportation protocols
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May 27, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR)
on Thursday signed a number of transportation-related agreements to
facilitate the use of Port Sudan seaport for CAR’s exports and
imports, construction of railways between the two neighbors, and
resumption of direct flights between Khartoum and Bangui.
The protocols were signed at the Burj al-Fatih Hotel in Sudan’s
capital of Khartoum on Friday. The signing ceremony comes days after a
tripartite summit las Monday gathering Chadian and Central African
presidents and their Sudanese counterpart.
The summit agreed to establish a consultative mechanism of the three
countries to deal with security issues, enhance the peaceful
co-existence among joint tribes and encourage voluntary return of
refugees.
The two visiting presidents also signed a number of bilateral accords
dealing with joint economic projects. Sudan and Chad will cooperate in
oil exploration and roads construction to link Chad with Port Sudan on
the Red See.
The agreements between Bangui and Khartoum provide for the conduct of
road transportation of commodities, establishment of a free-trade
zone, utilization of facilities and sea ports in eastern Sudan for
CAR’s exports and imports, as well as the construction of a railway
from Khartoum to Bangui, running through Chad.
Meanwhile, CAR’s Minister of State for the Development of Transport,
Lt-Col Parfait Anicet Mbaye, announced that direct flights between
Khartoum and Bangui would resume in the next few days.
Mbaye said that Port Sudan seaport would provide CAR with many
services which would enable it to market its exports and receive its
imports.
"We have also discussed with officials in Sudan the viability of
constructing a railway connecting the two countries” he said.
Meanwhile, the deputy director-general of Sudan Seaport Corporation,
Abdel Gadir Abu Ali, disclosed plans to expand Port Sudan seaport in
order to accommodate demands for CAR’s exports and imports as well as
those of South Sudan after it becomes an independent state in July.
The Sudanese official went on to reveal arrangements to waive fees on
the movement of trade with CAR in order to encourage it to use Port
Sudan seaport.
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