Khartoum resumes oil exports from South Sudan

INA-  SOURCES

Khartoum has announced the possibility of resuming oil exports from South Sudan through the Sudanese port of Bashayer, following an agreement with protesters who were closing it.

The agreement was reached hours after Khartoum sent a ministerial delegation to negotiate with protesters who were closing the port and the country's oil export and import lines.
 
The Sovereignty Council said in a statement, "The First Lieutenant-General Shams El-Din Kabbashi, a member of the Sovereignty Council, chaired the joint meeting between the federal government delegations, the Red Sea State Security Committee, headed by the principal, Muhammad Al-Amin Turk. The meeting agreed to allow the oil exporter of the State of South Sudan passing through Bashayer port.
 
"During the meeting, the government delegation made a number of proposals to resolve the issue of eastern Sudan, including the opening of ports and the national road, and proposed an inclusive conference for the people of eastern Sudan, the outcome of which would be binding on the government and the people of eastern Sudan," the statement said.
 
For his part, Turk confirmed the "initial acceptance of the proposals made by the government delegation" and asked to give him "a week to consult with the coordination allied with the Council that did not attend the meeting."