Khartoum,Ramadan 14, 1439,May 30, 2018,SPA -- Sudanese Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investment Mubarak Al-Fadhel Al-Mahdi met here yesterday Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jaafar. During the meeting, Al-Mahdi stressed his country's keenness to strengthen relations of cooperation with the Kingdom, expressing the desire of both countries to strengthen joint economic cooperation. The meeting also reviewed the role of investment in economic and social development. For his part, Ambassador Jaafar talked on the Embassy's efforts to strengthen and promote Saudi investments in Sudan, praising the efforts being exerted by the Ministry in creating an investment environment and taking care of existing investments. --SPA 14:34 LOCAL TIME 11:34 GMT 0009 www.spa.gov.sa/w696161