Ismail pledged that Sudan is devoted to economic and trade cooperation with China, noting that the country encourages Chinese enterprises to further integrate into the process of Sudan's economic construction, especially in the fields of oil and natural gas exploitation, textiles and public transportation.

The Sudanese foreign minister also said that Chinese companies are welcome to invest in industries such as textiles, food processing, agriculture and animal husbandry.

"We hope cooperation will extend to a larger extent," Ismail said.