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Doha – 

HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti met here today with HE the Khartoum State’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Eng. Khalid Mohammed Khair.

The meeting comes in implementation of the MoU signed between the Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) and the Port of 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 the fundamental lifeblood for the Port Sudan area. The meeting also discussed giving directives to the work team to complete the necessary studies in the shortest possible time.

This partnership will be given a concession at the free economic zone, thus serving the mutual investment.

The meeting also witnessed a business agreement between the Khartoum State and Mowasalat (Karwa) for supplying 505 buses from Karwa to Sudan.

The two officials also discussed cooperation ties and mutual relations between the brotherly countries in the fields of mobility and transportation.