Sudanese-Egyptian Committee to convene in Cairo next week

Nov 5, 2005 (KHARTOUM) — The joint higher Sudanese-Egyptian committee is to convene a two-day session in Cairo next Saturday 12 November, the state-run news agency SUNA reported.

The Sudanese delegation will be led by Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, while the Egyptian Prime Minister will head his country’s side. Meetings of ministers and experts are to proceed the session of the joint higher committee between the two countries.

The joint committee will discuss means of reactivation of protocols, memos of understanding and agreements signed between the two countries in the various fields.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian Ambassador to Khartoum, Mohamed Abdelmoneim Al-Shazali, has expressed optimism over the outcome of the fourth session of the joint higher committee, explaining that the session gains special importance as it will be the first one after the signing of the peace agreement and formation of the National Unity Government.

Al-Shazali said that the Sudanese delegation would include for the first time ministers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), pointing out that realization of peace is vital for effecting development.

The Egyptian envoy said participation of businessmen and investors from the two countries in the meeting is a prelude for entering in investment operations in the two sisterly countries and boosting the infrastructures, which will contribute in supporting the joint projects.

Al-Shazali said the four freedoms agreement, which was signed earlier between Sudan and Egypt, is considered as a turning point in the progress of the relations between the two countries.