Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation urges
Washington to lift economic sanctions imposed on Sudan
Khartoum, April 4 (SUNA) - The
Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation (SBEF) renewed its calls on the US
Administration to reconsider the unilateral economic sanctions it imposes on
Sudan and take action to end them because they impact Sudanese communities
The Secretary General of the Federation, Bakri Yusuf Omer Al-Amin,
stressed during a meeting with the Economic Attaché at the American Embassy in
Khartoum, James Macray, the importance of reconsidering the American sanctions
on Sudan, highlighting their negative impacts on the private Sector, the
Sudanese citizens and the situations in Darfur, particularly the railway sector
in that region, a matter which contributed in increasing the cost of production
and decrease of border trade
Bakri explained that the sanctions are among the obstacles and challenges
facing the business sector, enumerating their impacts on the private sectors in
Sudan and USA as well
The Secretary General said SBEF managed to deal with the sanction by
moving towards the East in order to achieve some accomplishments in the domains
of oil and infrastructure to create a model of cooperation
It is to be noted that the meeting was attended by number of Secretaries
of Departments at the SBEF, including Samir Ahmed Gasim the Secretary of
Policies, El-Sheikh Mustafa Secretary of External Relations, and Ahmed Amin
Secretary of Youth and Zeinab Hassan Secretary of Businesswomen. The speakers
highlighted the negative impact of the US sanctions on Sudan and the activities
of the Federation
Meanwhile, the US Economic Attaché in Khartoum expressed his content to
get acquainted with the vision of the Sudanese private sector about the
relations between Sudan and the US and promised to continue dialogue to realize
the desired results in order to develop the bilateral relations
MF /MA