Sudanese-Libyan arrangements for establishing strategic economic partnership

Governor of Darfur Region, Arko Minni Menawi, has renewed  the government of the region readiness  to provide the all facilitations necessary for enabling the Joint Sudanese-Libyan Business Chamber  to carry out its role  in boosting  volume of trade exchange  between Sudan and Libya.

Menawi affirmed during a meeting which was held yesterday in Corinthia hotel in Khartoum yesterday  and attended by the  Chairman of the Sudanese Businessmen  and Employers Federation, Husham Al -sobat  the Libyan ambassador to Sudan, Dr Fozi Abdul-Rahim and members of the Joint Sudanese-Libyan Business Chamber  led by Mohamed Ahmed Al-Zain readiness  to make the necessary coordination with the concerned authorities  on arrangements of opening  the border crossings  and points between Sudan and Libya  to facilitate  movement of trade between the  two countries.

Chairman of the Sudanese Businessmen  and Employers Federation, Husham Al –sobat, indicated  to historic relationship between Sudan and Libya  and necessity of setting up an economic partnership between the two countries.

He stressed  importance of opening the trade crossings between the two countries  and addressing the challenges of transport

and bank transactions  between the two countries.

The Libyan ambassador , for his part, commended  the distinguished  relations between Sudan and Libya , referring to strong relations between Libyan municipality of Kofra and Darfur states and the Northern State.

He pointed to readiness of the Libyan embassy to facilitate work at the border crossings , extending invitation to the Sudanese side at the Joint Chamber  to visit Libya within the two coming weeks  to discuss the chamber’s plans  on  fostering economic relations between the two countries.