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Signed Implementation Agreement on China-aid Slaughter House Project

On December 10, 2020, the signing ceremony for theimplementation agreement on the China-aid slaughter house project was held inthe Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of Sudan, at which ChineseAmbassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin and Acting Minister of Ministry of Finance andEconomic Planning of Sudan Heba signed the agreement and delivered remarksrespectively. Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Office of Sudan Sheikh andCommercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Sudan Zhang Ming were present atthe ceremony.


At the outset, Ma extended congratulations on theofficial signing of the implementation agreement between the two sides, sayingthat as one of the priorities in China-Sudan strategic cooperation onagriculture, this project is expected to be a driver in helping Sudan build amodern and complete industry chain of the livestock farming industry, and thusis of far-reaching significance with respect to enhancing Sudan’s capacity forindependent economic development and improving the life of Sudanese farmers andherdsmen. The signing of the implementation agreement marks a big step insuccessfully implementing the China-aid slaughter house project and addsanother major achievement to China-Sudan practical cooperation. It is hopedthat both sides will continue to push ahead the subsequent work in the spiritof win-win cooperation and work to deliver the project on the ground as earlyas possible to benefit the people of Sudan. China stands ready to provideassistance for Sudan within its capabilities, promote the sustained developmentof bilateral relations and work together with Sudan to create a brighter futureof bilateral cooperation.

Heba first thanked the Chinese government for itsselfless assistance to Sudan on various fronts, and noted that, since China andSudan established diplomatic relations in 1959, their relations have grownfirmer. Thanks to economic and technical assistance from the Chinese governmentsince 1970, Sudan has built the Friendship Hall, textile mills, oil refineries,highways, vocational training centers, among other major projects, all of whichhave played a key role in boosting Sudan’s economic growth. The slaughter houseproject, for which the implementation agreement is signed today, will greatlystimulate the development of Sudan’s livestock farming sector and optimize thestructure of the bilateral trade. She pointed out, Sudan is willing to workcollaboratively with China to push forward the project for its success, andready to continue to cement mutually beneficial cooperation with China andstrive for stable and sustained development of bilateral relationship.

The China-aid slaughter house project was initiatedin 2017. In March 2017, the Chinese government approved the aid to the Sudanesegovernment with the implementation of the slaughter house project and signedthe exchange letter therefor. In February 2018, the two governments signed thesupplementary exchange letter. And in March 2019, the two sides signed anagreement on the operation of this project. The signing of the implementationagreement marks that the project will proceed to the construction process. Oncecompleted, the project which includes the building of modern workshops forslaughter and processing of cattle and sheep and other supporting facilitiesfor production and environmental protection, is projected to have theproduction capacity of 33,000 tons of frozen and chilled meat per annum.