Sudan-Eritrea

News Agencies NNN-SUNA report that President Omer Al-Bashir of Sudan and the visiting Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki, Monday held talks here on a number of issues of mutual concern to the two countries.

The two presidents reviewed means of consolidating relations between Sudan and Eritrea and gave directives for strengthening the co-operation between the Sudanese Red Sea State and Eritrea’s Northern Red Sea Region.

They also gave directives for completing the establishment of the road between Massawa and port-Sudan, giving concern to the establishment of tourism projects and benefiting from the large resources and capabilities at the Red Sea coastal area.

President Al-Bashir briefed the Eritrean president on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the registration for the coming elections and the efforts for a solution of Darfur issue.

Presidents Al-Bashir and Afwerki also reviewed the regional and international issues, especially with regard to the situation in the Horn of Africa sub-region.

On Sunday Sudanese News Agencies reported that President Omer Al-Bashir is going to inaugurate on Monday the Industrial Town and the Strategic Reserve Silos in Port Sudan and that President Isaias Afwerki will attend when President Omer Al-Bashir is intending to plant two palm trees to mark the National Tree Festival and address a mass rally at Al-Bayya Square.

In addition the reports stated that President Omer Al-Bashir will attend a sea carival and show and inaugurate the Third Tourism and Marketing Festival of the Red Sea State.

Doha, October 06 – President of Eritrea Isaias Afewerki left Doha Tuesday morning winding up a three-day official visit to Qatar.

The Eritrean President and his accompanying delegation were seen off upon departure at Doha International Airport by Minister of State H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser bin Jassem Al Thani, who is also head of the accompanying mission of honor, and Eritrean Ambassador to Qatar Ali Ibrahim Ahmed. Source: (QNA)

SANA’A, Sep.10 – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is to visit Yemen after by the end of September in which he will hold talks with President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Well-informed sources said that the talks will deal with issues related to bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to deepen and strengthen them.

The two sides will stress on the importance of forming an executive committee in order to discuss several projects submitted by the two countries as well as activating the partnership between Yemen and Eritrea, particularly in the fishing field.

The two leaders also will review the latest developments in the Horn Africa, particularly in Somalia. Source: (Sabanews)