JUBA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan said on Monday that it welcomed the U.S. lifting of some sanctions on its northern neighbor Sudan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mawien Makol said in Juba that his government will benefit from a sanction-free Sudan.
"Anything that is good for Sudan is good for us," Makol said.
He also said that recent exchange visits by high profile delegations from the two former civil war foes, have helped build improved relations, with financial arrangement on oil and final work on border demarcation currently underway.
"Of course, financial agreement on oil, final work on border demarcation is critical. We have been doing this (border demarcation) very nice, recently our foreign affairs minister visited Sudan and there is hope that another delegation will go to Khartoum soon," Makol said.
