US companies express wish to invest in Sudan

By Al-Ra’y al-Amm daily newspaper

KHARTOUM, Jan 24, 2004 — The minister of energy and mining, Dr Awad Ahmad al-Jaz, has ended his visit to France. The visit came in the framework of the bilateral relations in the political and economic fields.

During his visit, Dr Al-Jaz met the Africa director of Total Fina Elf French energy group. The meeting dealt with the bilateral ties and Dr Al-Jaz said Sudan welcomed the return of the French company Total to Sudan.

According to London’s Al-Hayyat newspaper, Dr Al-Jaz added that during the reception held at the residence of the Sudanese ambassador to France, a number of US companies had expressed their wish to invest in Sudan.

BBC Monitoring Middle East