KARACHI: Pakistan has offered technical support to Sudan for modernization of its maritime infrastructure to enhance regional trade and connectivity, the Pakistani maritime affairs ministry said on Thursday.
The statement came after Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry’s meeting with Sudan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Salih Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Siddig, in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.
Several landlocked African nations including Chad, the Central African Republic (CAR), Ethiopia and Uganda, rely on Sudan’s Red Sea ports, particularly Port Sudan, for access to global trade routes.
Chaudhry and Ambassador Siddig discussed cooperation in maritime development, port modernization and industrial ventures as well as opportunities in logistics improvement and technology-driven port operations.
“Ambassador Siddig said Khartoum was keen to establish a direct shipping line with Pakistani ports to strengthen trade and logistics links between the two countries,” the Pakistani maritime affairs ministry said.
