my guest is ibrahim ghandour, sudan's foreign minister.as the government really made a fresh start? foreign minister ibrahim ghandour, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be here. how far do you see the lifting of us sanctions as a chance for sudan to make a fresh start? it's lifting of sanctions in the inclusion in the international economy and finance system. for quite some time, sudan has been barred from the international economy, from dealing with banks, from money, investors who are lifting sudan, after are lifting sudan after being in africa, in getting foreign investors. as soon as sudan is back and we believe this is a good start for a country with a developing economy. at that time that the economy showed up to 9% of growth. but the us government still wants you to do more. heather nauert, from the us state department, spokes person, said the move by washington recognised sudan's sustained positive actions but more progress is needed. what more are you being asked to do? there is always more to be asked b

theme music foreign minister ibrahim ghandour, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. a pleasure to be here. how far do you see the lifting of us sanctions as a fresh start for sudan? it is an inclusion into the international economy and finance systems will not put quite sometime sudan has been bad from dealing with banks, transferring money, investors we re banks, transferring money, investors were leaving sudan. and so now sudan is back and we believe this is a good start with a country with a developing economy. at that time the economy shot up to a great growth. the us government still wants you to do more. heather knew it, the state department spokesperson said the move recognise sudan's sustained positive action but more progress is needed. there is always more to be asked by anybody but they were referring to the human rights and religious freedoms and we have been discussing this at length and we are abiding without constitution and all international conventions and agreements and regional conventions and agreements we have signed on human rights and agreement