Sudan’s Ambassador to Minsk: Boosting Trade with Belarus

Minsk – Sudanhorizon

Sudan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belarus, Omer Al-Amin Abdullah, discussed on Monday, opportunities to promote Sudanese commodities and products through the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) with the exchange’s Chairman of the Board, Alexander Osmolovsky.
The exchange’s press service quoted Ambassador Omer Al-Amin as telling the Chairman: “We do not view the exchange merely as an electronic trading platform, but rather as an effective marketing tool for goods produced in Sudan. Our country is a major producer and exporter of several commodities that I am certain will be in high demand among Belarusian traders. These include gum arabic, oilseeds, nuts, cotton fiber, and tropical fruits. Furthermore, Sudan possesses significant reserves of non-ferrous metals—such as copper, zinc, and chromium—and their supply could also be arranged through the Belarusian exchange platform.”
The Sudanese Ambassador also proposed options for the Sudanese side to utilize the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) to purchase goods from Belarus—specifically highlighting dairy products, which are already exported via the exchange to countries in the Middle East and North Africa. He emphasized that “Belarusian dairy products are of high quality and competitively priced; therefore, if Sudanese importers can work directly with manufacturers through the exchange, the Embassy will provide all necessary information and advisory support.”
For his part, Alexander Osmolovsky affirmed the exchange’s interest in fruitful cooperation with the Sudanese Embassy in these specific areas and highlighted the benefits Sudanese companies would gain from trading on the platform.
He stated, “I would like to draw attention to three key advantages of our platform that would be of particular value to Sudanese companies. The first is security: the exchange strictly monitors transaction execution, thereby automatically eliminating most commercial risks. The second is ease of access to the Belarusian market, providing a gateway to over 31,000 Belarusian companies. The third is the opportunity to supply Sudanese products not only to Belarus but also to other countries registered on the exchange.”
Both parties intend to establish close cooperation between the Sudanese Embassy and the exchange to inform Sudanese companies about the opportunities offered by the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange.
The first practical step will be to hold an online conference for Sudanese exporters and importers regarding the use of the exchange mechanism for trade with Belarus and other countries. The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange was established in 2004 and held its first trading session in June 2005. It ranks among the largest commodity exchanges in Eastern Europe.
Its primary function is to assist Belarusian companies in exporting their products and to help foreign companies enter the Belarusian market. The exchange trades in metals, timber, agricultural products, and industrial and consumer goods.

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