The head of the Transitional Sovereign Council in Sudan, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, gave his orders on Thursday to facilitate procedures for Libyan investors to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries.

Al-Burhan received a Libyan delegation in El Fasher city, the center of North Darfur state in western Sudan, in the presence of the governor of the Darfur region, Minni Arko Minawi.

The Libyan delegation included officials from the ministries of foreign affairs, finance, and transport, besides an array of investors, representatives of the chambers of commerce, seaports, customs, banks, and the Libyan embassy staff in the capital Khartoum.

According to a statement by the sovereignty council, the meeting discussed means to develop and expand Libyan investment in the Darfur region and Sudan in general.

Meanwhile, Al-Burhan highlighted the strong ties between Sudan and Libya and his country's keenness to develop this relationship in accordance with the shared interests of both nations.

He noted "the great potential and resources that Libya enjoys" and directed facilitating all procedures for Libyan investors.