Several big Hungarian export deals are in the making, Mr Martonyi said. In Khartoum, Mr Martonyi met Ali Ahmad Karti, his Sudanese counterpart, Advisor to the President Ghazi Salahuddin Al-Attabani, and Lual Achwel Deng, the oil minister who represents southern Sudan. Mr Martonyi also discussed business ties between Hungary and Sudan with Yousif Ahmad, head of the Sudanese chamber of commerce and industry, who is to be a representative for Hungary in Khartoum. Hungary hopes to use the assistance of Sudanese professionals who graduated from Hungarian universities in promoting ties between the two countries, Mr Martonyi said at the talks. About 120 Sudanese youth studied in Hungary in the 1970s and 80s, including the higher education minister of the incumbent Sudanese cabinet.