Sudan Commits to Severing North Korea Ties

US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan (3rd-L) meets with Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour (4th-R) at the foreign ministry headquarters in the capital Khartoum on Nov. 16, 2017. Sullivan is the highest ranking official from US President Donald Trump's administration to visit Khartoum since Washington lifted its embargo on Oct. 12, he began his two-day visit aimed at discussing a range of issues, including human rights and religious freedom in the African country. (EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON—Sudan committed on Thursday, Nov. 16, to severing all trade and military ties with North Korea, the U.S. State Department said, as Washington seeks to isolate Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs.

“The United States welcomes the Government of Sudan’s pledge and will continue engagement on this issue to ensure that this commitment is fully implemented,” the State Department said in a statement, adding that the Sudanese foreign ministry made the announcement following meetings with a visiting U.S. diplomat in Khartoum.

Map of Sudan (Diana Hubert/The Epoch Times)

By Eric Beech