Sudan resents for being on U.S. list of terrorism sponsor countries

Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Sunday expressed deep resentment over the U.S. for keeping Sudan's name on the list of countries sponsoring terrorism.

"Sudan's name has been kept on this despite its great cooperation with the international community, including the U.S., in the field of combating terrorism," said the ministry in a statement.

It rejected the allegations and claims cited by the U.S. administration, and further reiterated Sudan's awareness in the necessity to combat international terrorism.

The U.S. has been putting Sudan on the list since 1993 and imposing sanctions on the country since 1997.

Sanctions were never lifted due to the continuing war in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions, and the dispute over oil-rich area of Abyei.

Sudan's losses due to the sanctions amounted to over 4 billion U.S. dollars annually and the development of important industries in the country suffer stagnation, according to economic reports.

Meanwhile, the secession of South Sudan in 2011 has also affected the country's economy as it lost around 70 percent of its oil revenues.

(APD)