Sudan and China Sign Eight Economic Agreements

June 10, 2008 (BEIJING) — Sudan and China today signed eight agreements covering such fields as economic and technological cooperation, finance, agriculture and public health; in presence of Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, Vice-President and Xi Jinping Chinese Vice-President.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Mohammed Taha at a welcome ceremony in Beijing, on June10, 2008 (Xinhua) Taha arrived in Beijing on Monday to start his third China trip. He visited China in March 1996 and March 2001.

According to the signed agreements China will extend two grants of financial assistance to the Sudanese Government in addition to a interest-free loan, the establishment of an agricultural centre in state of Gedaref, eastern Sudan and to send Chinese agricultural experts to Sudan

The parties agreed to establish a hospital in al-Damazin, Blue Nile state funded by the Chinese side, besides the signing of the memorandum of understanding on the migrations procedures of Chinese workers in Sudan

The agreements were signed by Awad Ahmed al-Jaz the Sudanese minister of finance and national economy and Chinese Minister of Trade Shi Quangsheng.

While the protocol of agricultural cooperation between Sudan and China was signed by al-Zubair Bashir Taha, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Chinese Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai.

The Vice President Taha invited Chinese businessmen to invest in his country saying that Sudan enjoys broad possibilities for investment and agriculture besides the oil projects and infrastructure like dams, roads, bridges, electricity, industrial and various commercial activities especially in Communications and engineering sectors.