Speaker of the Sudanese parliament Ibrahim Ahmed Omer (R) meets with Gus M. Bilirakis, leader of the Freedoms Bloc at the U.S. Congress, also head of a U.S. congress delegation, in Khartoum, Sudan, March 17, 2019. A visiting U.S. congress delegation on Sunday said Sudan has made progress in the field of public freedom. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)