Sudanese VP Visits Iraq to Boost Ties

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Sudanese VP Visits Iraq to Boost Ties

Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha arrived in Baghdad on Monday for a three-dayofficial visit aimed at enhancing bilateral ties.

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Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha arrived in Baghdad on Monday for a three-dayofficial visit aimed at enhancing bilateral ties.

Upon arrival at Baghdad's Saddam International Airport, Taha told the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) that he was carrying a letter from President Omar Hassan Ahmed el-Bashir to his Iraqi counterpart Saddam Hussein.

Taha expressed belief that the visit would "enhance bilateral relations and coordinate stances of the two countries," the INA said.

Senior Iraqi officials including Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan and Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz welcomed the Sudanese vice president and his delegation at the airport.

Iraq and Sudan have been enjoying friendly relations and the twosides signed a free trade agreement to promote trade ties when Ramadan visited Sudan in March.

In addition to Sudan, Iraq has also signed free trade agreementswith Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and other Arab countries with theaim of abolishing import or export tariffs and eventually setting up a free Arab market.

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