On January 24, 2006, Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir met at the Hall of Friendship in Khartoum, the capital, with Special Envoy of the Chinese Government & Vice Foreign Minister Lv Guozeng, who was attending the 6th African Union Summit.

President Al-Bashir thanked for China's enormous assistance for a long period of time and indicated that he is full of confidence about effective cooperation between both sides in various areas. He hoped that both sides will further strengthen economic and trade cooperation especially in the area of agriculture. Vice Foreign Minister Lv congratulated Sudan for successfully hosting this African Union Summit and indicated that the Chinese government attaches great importance to developing friendly cooperative relations with Sudan and would like to strengthen consultations and coordination with Sudan in international and regional affairs. Both sides also exchanged views on the African situation, the China-Africa Cooperation Forum and other issues.