evidence: The government of Egypt is taking steps to close the Egyptian-Sudanese trade center of Alshalateen and move it to the border control pass point on the 22nd parallel, which has had its facilities enlarged and its administrative manpower increased to handle the Egyptian-Sudanese land trade. By doing this, trucks bringing goods to Egypt from Sudan will not be allowed to unload their goods in Alshalateen, as in the past, but instead at the Hadarba border pass point. Wadi Halfa is another border pass point west of the Nile River at 22 degrees north.[citation needed] [...] In 2016, an Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a brief statement that these are Egyptian territories subject to Egyptian sovereignty, and that Egypt had no additional comment to make.[3] International arbitration requires the consent of the concerned parties, whereas Egypt has been refusing arbitration to date.[3] [...] See also [edit]- Annexation - Bir Tawil, an adjoining terra nullius, claimed by neither Egypt nor Sudan - Egypt–Sudan border - Egypt–Sudan relations - Foreign relations of Egypt - Foreign relations of Sudan - Territorial dispute - Wadi Halfa Salient