São Paulo – The governor of the state of Sennar, in Sudan, Ahmed Abbas Mohmed, and the governor of Goiás, Marconi Perillo, signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen relations between both states. Mohmed is in Brazil in the company of businessmen in his country and visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber headquarters on Friday (10).
“The memorandum includes relations between the state of Sennar, in Sudan, and the state of Goiás, in Brazil, in many aspects, especially in agricultural industry and trade. We have opened a gateway between us, so that the private sector in both states may meet and do business,” said Mohmed. The agreement was signed on Tuesday (7).
Apart from the sectors mentioned, the memorandum also includes the improvement of ties in the areas of culture, science, education, health, tourism and sports.
Mohmed came to Brazil in the company of businessmen from the sugar sector. The delegation got to the country late last month, to visit the Agrishow, which took place from April 29 to May 3, in Ribeirão Preto, in the interior of São Paulo. The group’s intention is to seek agricultural machinery, especially for production of sugarcane.
“The sugar industry is not include sugar alone, it is a complex with more products and is the most profitable industry we have,” said Mohmed. “In Sudan, in the past we depended on cotton crops and oil. We still plant and produce these commodities, but we want to expand in sugar and maximize farmer profits and the economy of Sudan,” he said.
The delegation did not close deals at the fair, but the governor of Sennar stated that they hired several companies and will discuss machinery prices.
During the days they were in Brazil, the Sudanese also visited companies like Dedini (a maker of equipment for the sugar and alcohol industry), Semisa (machinery and equipment producer for industry), Busa (a producer of equipment for the cotton industry) and Randon (a maker of vehicles and auto parts).
According to Mohmed, other representatives of industries in the state of Sennar should also come to Brazil. “I believe that I opened doors to do business with Brazilian companies,” he said.
*Translated by Mark Ament
