MoFA-Sudan and Ethiopia agreed to enhance bilateral ties through joint security cooperation and development of agriculture projects and border trade.
The 11th conference of Sudan–Ethiopia border development concluded its work yesterday and adopted a series of decisions to boost the bilateral relations between the frontier regions and districts in the areas of security, trade, agriculture and health.
With regard to the security issue, the two sides agreed to encourage the competent authorities to speed up legal procedures and the exchange of prisoners and captives in accordance with the signed agreements.
They also agreed to strengthen the existing mechanism and to create a timetable for upcoming security meetings which should be on the provincial level between the two sides every three months and every two months at the district level.
The two sides also adopted a number of recommendations and guidelines to promote social and economic ties among the societies of those areas in order to achieve food security through joint agricultural projects.Also both sides agreed to coordinate in the fight against polio and AIDS.
Delegations from five Sudanese states and four Ethiopian regions participated in the three day meeting in Al-Damazin, the capital of the Blue Nile state. From Sudan the states include Gadaref, Sinnar, Blue Nile, Upper Nile and Eastern Equatoria. While the Ethiopian regions are Gambella, Beneshangul, Amhara and Tigray.
