Egypt, Sudan agree to set up free zone

Egypt and Sudan have agreed to set up a free zone for their goods in Juba, Sudan, at a total cost of LE 500,000, said Amr Haydar Abu Zeid, Consul General of the Sudanese embassy in Aswan.

A joint strategy was drawn up for trade exchange between the two countries in the economic and cultural fields and benefiting from the two countries' potentials in agriculture, animal wealth and water resources sectors.

The two sides also agreed to establish a joint investment company where 600,000 tonnes of the Sudanese meat will be exported annually to Egypt, he said.