Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok received a telephone call on Thursday from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during which they reviewed lifting Sudan from the US list of states sponsoring terrorism.
"We are looking forward to the continued support of the US administration to Sudan's transitional government," said Hamdok on his Twitter account.
Hamdok also received a phone call from Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in which they discussed several matters, according to a statement by the Friends of Sudan meeting that will be sponsored and hosted by Saudi Arabia on Aug 12.
The phone conversation tackled cooperation to maintain the security of the Red Sea, and develop bilateral investments. They both discussed the importance of activating the Saudi-Sudanese Joint Committee and pushing towards the success of the transitional period.
On Saturday, Sudan's government welcomed remarks from Pompeo that he would like to remove Sudan from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
The US designated Sudan a state sponsor of terror in 1993 over ousted President Omar al-Bashir’s ties with terrorist groups.
The Sudanese government often reiterates its commitment to holding talks with the US administration in order to end Sudan’s isolation.
Last week, the US Department of State expressed before Congress the support to a democratic transition in Sudan.
Earlier, the Sudanese government agreed to compensate victims’ families of the USS Cole Bombing in 2000 and the explosions at the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998.
