Prof. Ghandour Appreciates India Decision to Exempt African Products from Customs - Rawan For Media Artistic and Production
The
Foreign Minister, Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour, has expressed Sudan
appreciation of the decision of India on exemption of the African
products from customs fees, stressing that this step will greatly
contribute to doubling the trade exchange between India and Africa.
This
came in his address to the ministerial council which is preparing for
the Third Summit of the Indian - African Forum, scheduled to begin
Thursday.
In
his address to the ministerial council, Prof. Ghandour reviewed aspects
of the cooperation between Sudan and India at the bilateral and
regional levels as well as the coordination between the two countries at
the international organizations, especially on the issues of the
International Law, the UN Charter, the principles of states'
sovereignty, implementing the principles of democracy and the rule of
law as well as the standing against hegemony and the unilateral
sanctions that are being applied outside the framework of the
international legitimacy for the sake of imposing political agenda on
the African countries.
Prof.
Ghandour has referred to the issue of reform at the United Nations and
its institutions; top of them is the Security Council.
He
expressed Sudan appreciation of the Indian experiment in fields of
small and medium-scale industries, software, energy, petroleum and
agricultural research.
He
called for enhancing the banking system in the dealing between India
and Africa by use of the African currencies and the Indian Rupee in the
bank transfers.
Prof.
Ghandour has affirmed Sudan government keenness to formulate policies
and long and short-term plans and programs for realizing balanced and
sustainable economic and social growth.
He
referred to the factors that have negatively affected the economic
situation in Sudan, top of them are the foreign debts, the coercive
unilateral sanctions, the trade and financial embargo and the refrain
from enabling Sudan to get its legitimate economic rights, a matter
which had negative impacts on peace, security, stability and the
peaceful co-existence in the country.
Prof.
Ghandour pointed out that Sudan exerting great efforts in implementing
plans and programs for expanding peace and realizing stability all over
the country, especially in Darfur through the Doha Document for Peace in
Darfur.
He
said that the state is engaged on serious work for the unity of the
national rank and holding extensive dialogue between all the Sudanese
parties and the civil society organizations for the sake of boosting
democracy, peaceful practicing of power and realizing good governance.
By : suna
