Ethiopian state minister of transport and communication Ato Getachew Mengestie has said that Ethiopia is to start using Sudanese port for importing goods.
Till now Ethiopia was using Sudanese port for exporting items overseas. The move is said to be triggered by an expanding demand from Ethiopia’s growing economy.
To this end the Ethiopian government has signed a deal with its Sudanese counterpart to import 50 000 tons of fertilizers through the Sudanese port.
Apart from this port, efforts are being made by the Ethiopian government to use other ports like Zeyela, Berbera and others as an alternative choice.
To solve the problem of storage space, a new 5 000 meter square storage facility has been opened a week ago around Modjo.
[ENA]