Arab league to hold investment conference in South Sudan
February 13, 2008 (CAIRO) — Arab League chief, and the President of southern Sudan government have agreed to hold an investment conference in southern Sudan to attract Arab funds into the region.
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Musa said Wednesday his talks with the visiting Sudanese First Vice-President Salva Kiir Mayadrit focused on preparations for an investment conference in southern Sudan to be organized by the Cairo-based pan-Arab bloc later this year.
Musa said the Arab world had a wealth of cash and could invest in southern Sudan which was rich in natural.
The conference is aimed at attracting Arab investments and encouraging the private sector to invest in southern Sudan, added the AL chief.
Musa added the unity of Sudan encourages Arabs to invest in the country, particularly in southern Sudan.
Kiir, who left here on Wednesday after a two-day visit to Egypt, also held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak earlier in the day.
During the talks with Mubarak, Kiir believed that peace and development are correlated, saying a united Sudan could survive when its northern and southern regions had equal shares of Arab investments.
Mubarak promised to do what he could to call on Egyptian businessmen to invest in development projects in southern Sudan, Kiir said.
Kiir stressed that national unity should be within a viable and attractive framework, which is basically the job of the national unity government in Khartoum.
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Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Arab league to hold investment conference in South Sudan
Am Sorry Mr Kiir if you are really driving yourself in such ambition please and please you better quit and hand over to sameone else and see how other politicians can work with a nation,my only qn,to you Goss”what is your problems of being tight with Arabs in any case of development in SS,people dont sell SS because of your Arabic girlfriends or whatever.if you people are enjoy the company of living with Arabs as i can see people are dressing like moor,you are free by yourself but not our nation of SS.does any one understand the term ARAB in full and logically please explain to our Goss before tomorrow arrived,
ha ha ha ha h….may be you are joking not telling de truth about this,i would be happy if Goss is able to ask for my number so that we can talk to about a bright future of SS,because i have been researching for office but none is available online with his contact.
Yong Kuai
Arab league to hold investment conference in South Sudan
Well, it is not a bad news to make a tie with Arab League. But again Mr Salva Kiir, be very careful with the interest being driven by Arabs (if there is an interest with them at all). I know educated class doesn’t give out any material without any interest in any circumstances.
The insight here is about our resources especially the Nile water, and the question of Unity of Sudan. Mr President, nothing of the above points is interesting to the people of Southern Sudan, that could let our virgin country be exploited by Arab.
Let me remind you guys that Amri Musa (the Secretary General of Arab League) is a again an Egyptian, therefore he can work for the interest of Egyptians (exploitation of our resources).
I am not in any way against the deal, but I caution you guys to be mindful about the insight. I urge you to carry out a thorough investigation before any deal with Arabs (the killers).