Khartoum: Governor of the Red Sea State, eastern Sudan, Ali Ahmed Hamid, has said the Sudanese-Qatari economic partnerships in his State have entered the stage of immediate implementation, praising the great role played by the State of Qatar in promoting economic stability in the country.
Ahmed Hamid said in remarks to the Sudanese Radio today that economic partnerships with the State of Qatar have entered into practical programs with great success, thanks to the studies and practical designs that preceded them, QNA has reported.
He added that negotiations for these partnerships took around a year of time, and it completed all aspects and liabilities for unprecedented economic development in the region, so that the construction project of the new Sawakin port to be a model to strengthen relations between the two countries.
He noted that the strategic economic partnership agreements signed recently between the two countries have become immediate programs of action, noting that “the construction of the new port of Sawakin, which began with the Sudanese- Qatari partnership provided that the partnership of the Government of Sudan by 51%, and the State of Qatar by 49% to build the most modern port on the Red Sea coast, in terms of operational equipment at an estimated cost of more than 4 billion dollars, the first phase begins with 500 million dollars began since the signing of the agreement last week and be completed in 30 months.
He stressed that a maritime transport line will be inaugurated between Hamad Port in Qatar and Sawakin Port and all the Sudanese ports on the Red Sea. He pointed out that all preparations for receiving Qatari ships will be completed by the beginning of next April.
The Sudanese official said that major economic transformations will be made to serve the countries of the region by taking advantage of the huge future developments that will be achieved by Qatari investments in transforming the Red Sea region into a global economic outlet that provides promising opportunities for all ships transiting the Red Sea according to modern international systems.
