US coast guard delegation arrives in Port Sudan

May 26, 2015 (PORT SUDAN) – A team from the United States Coast Guard has arrived Monday in Sudan’s coastal city of Port Sudan within the framework of cooperation between the two sides.

Last week, the director general of Sudan’s Sea Ports Corporation (SPC), Jalal al-Din Mohamed Shulia, said that a high-level delegation from the US Coast Guard will arrive in Port Sudan to continue discussions on several common issues pertaining to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.

The delegation discussed Monday with the competent ISPS’s security committee the course of action and security applications as well as ways for making the necessary coordination for the implementation of the navigational procedures.

During its two-day visit, the US team will tour the al-Khair and Bashair ports on the Red Sea besides meeting with the SPC’s top management.

Sudan’s foreign minister, Ali Karti, said in press statements on Sunday that they are making efforts to improve ties with the US.

He revealed that several business delegations would visit the US, saying they support all moves aims at serving Sudan’s interests and explain their stance towards the US.

Sudan is on the US list of countries supporting terrorism since 1993 and also subjected to economic sanctions since 1997.

However, Washington admitted Khartoum cooperation to combat terrorism but maintains the sanctions to bring the government of president Omer Hassan al-Bashir to end armed conflicts in Sudan and achieve democratic reforms.

(ST)