On July 3 H.E. Mr. Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, met H.E. Mr. Ali Ahmed Karti, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan, who is on an official visit to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian side emphasized that it attaches great importance to the first ever bilateral visit of the Sudanese Foreign Minister to Kyiv.
The sides expressed their mutual interest in further development of trade, agricultural, energy, cultural and humanitarian cooperation.

The parties briefed each other on their countries’ foreign policy priorities and exchanged their opinions on possible ways to resolve current international and regional issues.

A.Karti also announced the intention of the Sudanese side to open a diplomatic mission in Ukraine in the near future.