(Xinhua) Eritrean president visits Sudan, energy, border control on agenda

From: Biniam Tekle <biniamt_at_dehai.org_at_dehai.org>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 06:07:19 -0400

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=217236

Eritrean president visits Sudan, energy, border control on agenda
May 09,2014

KHARTOUM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The presidents of Sudan and Eritrea met here
Thursday to discuss cooperation in such areas as energy and border control,
the Sudanese foreign ministry said.

 Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his visiting Eritrean counterpart,
Isaias Afwerki, discussed "ongoing efforts to link Eritrea with Sudan's
power grid," the ministry said. "The two sides consulted on the importance
of completing this project very soon."

Afwerki arrived in Khartoum earlier Thursday on a three-day official visit
to Sudan.

 The two presidents also discussed the possibility of Sudan providing
Eritrea with oil derivatives and other products, and better control of
their borders.

 Migrants and asylum-seekers trying to flee Eritrea often must pass through
Sudanese borders on their way to Egypt or Israel. Both Sudan and Eritrea
are seeking to better control such movement in their border regions.
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