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Sudan lifts Egypt produce ban as Sisi visits Khartoum
By AFP - Oct 26,2018 - Last updated at Oct 26,2018
KHARTOUM — Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir on Thursday lifted a 17-month long ban on agricultural imports from Egypt, during an official visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to Khartoum.
“I signed today a decision cancelling the ban on imports of Egyptian products,” Bashir told reporters after meeting with Sisi.
He also said the two countries had agreed to connect their electricity networks and establish a rail link.
“We need to do more to strengthen trade relations between the two countries,” Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said at a joint commission in Khartoum on Wednesday.
Sudan’s main imports from Egypt have historically been fruit, vegetables, fish, conserves and textiles.
The two countries signed 12 cooperation agreements covering various sectors on Thursday.
Sisi and Bashir on March 19 set out their intention to improve relations during a meeting in Cairo, after several months of tensions between the two nations.
Relations plunged in early 2017 when Sudan’s president accused Egypt of supporting rebels in conflict zones, including Darfur in western Sudan.
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