Indonesia, Sudan sign seven MoUs

Indonesia, Sudan sign seven MoUs

JAKARTA: Indonesia and Sudan signed on Tuesday seven
memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in an effort to strengthen
bilateral relations.

Representatives of the two countries signed the MoUs in the
presence of Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz and his Sudanese
counterpart, Ali Osman Muhammad Taha, at the vice presidential
palace here.

The MoUs were on agriculture, research and technology, banking
and foreign affairs.

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said
the two countries wanted to boost bilateral cooperation, not only
in the form of MoUs but also in action plans.

"We could help (the Sudanese by offering training programs) in
agriculture and technology," he said.

The Bosowa cement company will build a new factory in Sudan,
Hassan cited. "Indonesia will export the raw materials and they
will be processed there."

Meanwhile, in the field of agriculture, Indonesia's Minister
of Agriculture, Bungaran Saragih, said the country would send
experts to Sudan, while in return Sudan would send farmers to
Indonesia.

On foreign affairs, Hassan added, the two countries agreed to
engage in continuous consultation.

The Sudanese vice president is here for a four-day visit,
which began on Saturday.--Antara