Qatari and Sudanese officials during a meeting, yesterday.
Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti met with Khalid Mohammed Khair, Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation for the state of Khartoum in Sudan, here yesterday.
The meeting comes with the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) and Port Sudan to develop the port of Suakin on the Red Sea, making it a key seaport for cargo transportation.
The meeting discussed the commencement of concrete discussions and development works at the port, which is considered key to the development of the Port Sudan area. The meeting also discussed giving directives to the works team to complete the necessary studies in the shortest possible time.
This partnership will be given a concession at the economic free-zone, thus serving mutual investments.
The two sides also discussed cooperation ties and mutual relations between the brotherly countries in the fields of mobility and transportation.
