KHARTOUM: Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi visited Sudan on Wednesday promising increased investment in a major fillip for the impoverished African nation after its tilt from Tehran towards Riyadh.
"This visit is part of our move to make investments in the region," Naimi told reporters on his arrival.
"In Sudan we will concentrate on investments in the mining sector."
Naimi went straight into talks with his Sudanese counterpart Ahmed Mohamed al-Karuri before meeting President Omar al-Bashir.
A major focus of the visit was a long-mooted offshore mining project in Red Sea waters along the two countries' maritime boundary, which aims to recover zinc, copper, silver and even gold.
"This visit aims to discuss the joint project Atlantis II along the border between the two countries," Karuri said.
An exploration project has been under way since 2012 and media reports say that projected ore deposits amount to some 100 million tonnes.
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