South Sudan Agree to Build Alternate Oil Pipeline Route

South Sudan Agree to Build Alternate Oil Pipeline Route

South Sudan and neighboring Ethiopia have agreed to enhance border security and trade by building alternate oil infrastructure.

One of the important resolutions is the understanding reached by the two sides is the agreement on infrastructure development.

it has been agreed to work together to mobilize resources to build the road connecting the state of Upper Nile, especially the Gambella-Pagak through Maiwut to Malakal-Maluth and Paloich. This is an important road.

It will be used for transportation of the oil through the port of Djibouti. This means the security of the road will be coordinated and enhanced for trade and movement of people and goods between both nations.

David Nyang, the minister of cabinet affairs in Upper Nile state issued a statement commending the efforts of the governments of Ethiopia and South Sudan, saying it represents an opportunity for the two countries to consolidate peace and stability in the region through trade and economic cooperation.

Source: Capital Ethiopia