Sudan must 'terminate' N. Korea ties before terror tag talks: US

Washington lifted its decades-old trade embargo imposed on Khartoum in October, but kept Sudan in its list of 'state sponsors of terrorism', which Sudanese officials say makes international banks wary of doing business in Sudan. (AFP)

Sudan has to "terminate all business ties" with North Korea before any talks could begin for removing Khartoum from the US "terrorism" blacklist, a top US official said Monday.

Washington lifted its decades-old trade embargo imposed on Khartoum in October, but kept Sudan in its list of "state sponsors of terrorism", which Sudanese officials say makes international banks wary of doing business with Sudanese banks, and in turn hampers an economic revival in the African country.