KHARTOUM, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Sunday reiterated its commitment to constructive cooperation and positive dealing with the United States.
Sudan's Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Abdul-Ghani Al-Naeem on Sunday held talks in Khartoum with Sandra Oudkirk, the U.S. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, who is currently visiting Sudan.
"The foreign ministry undersecretary reiterated Sudan's commitment to continue constructive cooperation at all levels together with positive dealing with the United States," said Sudan's Foreign Ministry in a statement Sunday.
He also reiterated Sudan's readiness to build practical mechanisms that lead to creating a partnership for peace and development to serve the interests of the two countries, it added.
According to the statement, the U.S. official said her visit to Khartoum comes in affirmation of the new trend of the U.S. policy towards Sudan in the post-period of the economic sanctions lifting.
She expressed her country's readiness to expand and boost the horizons of economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries to serve common interests.
On Oct. 6, the United States decided to lift its economic sanctions on Sudan permanently, citing Sudan's "sustained positive actions" to maintain a cessation of hostilities in conflict areas, improve humanitarian access, and maintain cooperation with the United States "on addressing regional conflicts and the threat of terrorism."
The U.S. State Department announced that the decision would go into effect as of Oct. 12.
The United States has been imposing sanctions on Sudan since 1997 and listing it one of the countries sponsoring terrorism.
