Egypt builds power stations, schools in South Sudan
October 19, 2007 (CAIRO) — Egypt is building four power stations and three schools for principal education in south Sudan, spokesman of Egypt’s Foreign Ministry told reporters here Friday.
Egyptian universities are hosting more than 300 south Sudanese students as part of scholarship program offered by the Egyptian government.
The Alexandria University is finalizing the preparations for launching a branch south Sudan, the spokesman pointed out.
During a recent visit to Juba, south Sudan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and intelligence chief Omar Sulaiman inspected some of the reconstruction and development projects being implemented by Egypt there.
The projects include a fully-equipped hospital involving all medical specializations.
Following the visit, Aboul-Gheit decided to send more diplomats and staffers to Egypt’s consulate in Juba with a view to enhancing its capability to follow up Egyptian-sponsored projects in south Sudan, the spokesman disclosed.
As part of effort to achieve comprehensive peace in neighborly Sudan, Egypt is working to cement relations with officials of the local government of south Sudan, he noted.
Under the memorandum of understanding reached by Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources and local government of south Sudan, Egypt will train a number of irrigation engineers from south Sudan, launch hydropower stations and dig more than 50 wells in south Sudan.
The total cost of the projects hits USD 20 million.
Aboul-Gheit also decided to tap all resources of the Foreign Ministry in cementing the ties between Egypt and both sides of the Sudanese Peace Accord and achieving peace and development in Sudan, the spokesman added.
(KUNA)