Establishing the first Egyptian - Sudanese business council

The executive steps started to establish the first Egyptian- Sudanese council. Egyptian businessmen Mohammed Farid told ArabicNews.com he met with the Sudanese ambassador in Cairo to draw up the council's outline and the role it will play in developing economic relations between the two countries.

Farid said the volume of Sudanese investments in Egypt reach $500 million according to statistics of the Egyptian Economy Ministry.