KHARTOUM - Sudan and the United Kingdom on Tuesday reiterated their willingness to enhance their bilateral ties in political, economic and commercial fields.

Official Sudanese-British talks were held in Khartoum Tuesday, co-chaired by Sudanese Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary Abdul-Ghani Al-Naeem and Permanent Under-Secretary at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Simon McDonald.

"This visit of the British official reflects the level of development in the relationship between the two countries," Al-Naeem told reporters following the talks.

"We have discussed all issues, where on bilateral field we have reiterated the two countries' willingness to enhance their relations in the different fields," he added.

He said "at the regional level, we have discussed the issue of South Sudan and the necessity to achieve peace there, while at the international level, we discussed the issue of human trafficking."

McDonald, for his part, said that "we were able to discuss international, regional and bilateral issues, and have productive discussions in all these areas."
"The United Kingdom and Sudan have historic relations and we are building on those historic relations," he noted.