Khartoum has asked the United States to lift its unilateral sanctions on the country, saying the Sudanese people are suffering the most from the impact of the "unjust" measure, Press TV reported.
On Saturday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti said the sanctions imposed on the country are unjust and blamed certain pressure groups for the continuation of the restrictions on Sudan, the Sudan Tribune reported on its website.
He also called for the removal of Sudan from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism and suggested that direct talks between the two countries could improve their political relations.
"Normalization of relations could not be achieved since such an accusation remained a sword brandished against Sudan and such ideas and views of the US administration were conditions," Karti told Sudan's official news agency SUNA.
The US listed Sudan as a "state sponsor of terrorism" in 1993, but in its latest reports, the US State Department described Sudan as "a cooperative partner in global counterterrorism efforts".
General Scott Gration, the US special envoy to Sudan, told lawmakers last year that he did not know of any intelligence to justify Sudan remaining on the list of "state sponsors of terrorism," which brings sanctions and restrictions on aid.
The Sudanese foreign minister stated that Washington knows that neither the Sudanese government nor any of its officials have been party to sponsoring terrorism.
Late last year, US President Barack Obama's administration unveiled a comprehensive review of its Sudan strategy, offering incentives if Khartoum works toward peace but tougher measures if it fails to act.
Shortly afterwards, the US president extended the sanctions that were first imposed on Sudan in 1997.