Cairo and Khartoum to form joint reconstruction team for Sudan

The governments in Cairo and Khartoum have agreed to form a joint team to supervise the reconstruction process in Sudan following years of devastating war, the Egyptian foreign minister has said.

Badr Abdelatty made the announcement alongside his Sudanese counterpart, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, in a press conference after they co-chaired a meeting on Sunday of the Political Consultation Mechanism in Cairo.

“We agreed to form a joint working team to focus on reconstruction in Sudan, and the Egyptian companies can significantly contribute to the plan to rebuild, given their experience,” explained Egypt’s chief diplomat. “What has been destroyed in the devastating war, we hope to rebuild soon.”

Abdelatty pointed out that the convening of the Egyptian-Sudanese Joint Committee came after a hiatus of more than seven years, reflecting a political will to strengthen bilateral ties, especially those in the political, economic, commercial, educational and cultural sectors.

“I conveyed to the minister and the delegation the greetings and appreciation of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to his brother, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan,” he added. “We look forward to his participation in the Cairo Summit on Palestine.”

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