An agreement between the two countries under which Khartoum transferred compensation for American bombing victims

Trump is ready to remove Sudan from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism

Acting Finance Minister Heba Mohamed Ali said that Sudan needs to accelerate the pace of controlling its foreign exchange rate.

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The day before yesterday, US President Donald Trump announced reaching an agreement with Sudan regarding the payment of compensation to the families of Americans who were killed in attacks in Africa in 1998, and expressed his readiness to remove Sudan from the US list of countries sponsoring terrorism, while the Central Bank of Sudan said yesterday, Sudan about the compensation agreed upon for the American victims of armed attacks and their families.

In detail, Trump announced that an agreement had been reached with Sudan regarding the payment of compensation, and wrote on Twitter: "After a long wait, justice is for the American people, and a big step for Sudan."

"Excellent news," the US president said.

The new government in Sudan, which is making real progress, has agreed to pay US $ 335 million to American victims of terrorism and their families.

After paying the amount, I will remove Sudan from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism, ”without specifying a date for that.

Commenting on Trump's announcement, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok wrote on his official Twitter account: “We are about to get rid of the legacy of the former regime. I confirm that we are a peace-loving people and our people did not support terrorism.”

Hamdok emphasized that this classification cost Sudan and harm it, adding: "We are very much looking forward to his official notification to Congress of this," in reference to Trump.

The head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, considered that what Trump had announced implied appreciation for the Sudanese people, and wrote on Twitter: “This constructive step to remove Sudan from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism confirms the great appreciation of the historical change that has occurred in Sudan. And to the struggle and sacrifices of the Sudanese people. ”

The official Sudan TV reported that the Prime Minister confirmed the transfer of the money that the US President had set as a condition for issuing the executive order.

"The amount of compensation has been transferred to the United States of America," Hamdok was quoted by television as saying.

For his part, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, Muhammad Al-Fateh Zain Al-Abidin, said yesterday that his country has transferred the compensation agreed upon, as the payments amounted to $ 335 million as part of an agreement with the United States to remove the country's name from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism, which represents an obstacle. In front of Khartoum in light of its efforts to reduce the burden of debt and borrowing from abroad.

The governor of the bank said in a press conference that Sudan had about the required amount.

Acting Finance Minister Heba Muhammad Ali also said that Sudan needs to accelerate the pace of controlling its foreign exchange rate.

Sudan is in the midst of an accelerating economic crisis since the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir last year.

However, since the US announcement, the day before yesterday, the Egyptian pound rose from the 250 level it reached the day before on the black market.

The Sudanese official did not disclose details of future foreign exchange policies.

An Agence France-Presse correspondent reported that dozens of people took to the streets of Khartoum waving Sudanese flags and chanting the Sudanese revolution's slogan "Freedom, Peace, Justice," to celebrate the removal of the country's name from the list.

The European Union's Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell, hastened yesterday to welcome Trump's announcement, which paves the way for removing Sudan from the US blacklist of countries supporting terrorism.

"The intention announced by the United States to withdraw Sudan from the list of countries supporting terrorism is extremely important," Borrell wrote on Twitter.

• Trump wrote on Twitter: “After a long wait, justice is for the American people, and a big step is for Sudan.”

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