Sudan Affirms Readiness to Study Obstacles facing Four Freedoms Agreement with Egypt

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dafa’alla Al-Haj Ali, has affirmed Sudan readiness to study and review all obstacles facing the implementation of the four freedoms agreement between Sudan and Egypt for the interest of the two brotherly peoples.

Addressing the opening meeting of the fifth session of the permanent consular committee between Sudan and Egypt that began Wednesday in Khartoum, Ambassador Dafa’alla, who headed the Sudanese side, has welcome the Egyptian delegation in their second homeland, expressing thanks and appreciation of Sudan government and people to the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for his decision to exempt Sudanese citizens resident in Egypt from fine fees for violating the residency regulations and granting them a full year to reconcile their immigration status.

Addressing the opening meeting, the Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Abroad and Head of The Egyptian side in the meetings, Ambassador Ismail Khairat, expressed his thanks to the Sudanese side for the warm reception, hospitality and excellent arrangement for the meetings of this session, stressing the readiness of the Egyptian side for dialogue and dealing in a positive spirit with all the issues on the agenda.

The meeting also discussed in detail the progress of the four freedoms and the problems facing citizens of the two countries as several ideas were exchanged regarding solutions that contribute to addressing these issues.

During the meeting the participants agreed in principle to sign all the proposed agreements and memorandums of understanding after studying them in the near future.

The meeting dealt with the cooperation between the two countries in the field of higher and general education.

The committee will continue its meetings to discuss all the proposed agenda, and will conclude its meetings on Thursday.