Cross-border trade resumes between Sudan and South Sudan

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Cross-border trade resumes between Sudan and South Sudan

Sudan’s Ministry of Trade on Wednesday said after a meeting with his
South Sudanese counterpart that they agreed to resume cross-border
trade with South Sudan.

Minister Haatim Al-Sir told reporters in Khartoum that their meeting
with the South Sudanese delegation in Khartoum was very successful and
resolved to immediately resume cross-border trade.

He further said the two sides also agreed to end illegal border trade
and emphasized the importance of private sector participation in the
cross-border trade.

Al-Sir pointed out that the two parties agreed on the exchange of
experiences and capacity building and the coming days will witness
flow of goods between the two countries which will benefit the
citizens of the two countries.

For his part, South Sudan’s Minister of Trade, Moses Hassan said they
were committed to immediately activate the border trade relations
between the two countries.