Sudan: towards a restoration of diplomatic relations with Israel
Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, and General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Head of the Transitional Military Council in Sudan.
August 25, 2020 Sudanese Cabinet via AP, File
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Mike Pompeo, the American Secretary of State hinted Wednesday, October 21 that Washington conditions the lifting of Sudan from the list of countries supporting terrorism on the normalization of its relations with Israel.
The US presidential election is approaching and the Trump administration is in a hurry to achieve its ends.
Khartoum officially remains silent for the moment and the subject divides the leaders of the transition.
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Discreetly and until late last night, the Sudanese Sovereign Council held a very tense meeting to discuss normalization with Israel, a demand strongly demanded by Washington.
This council is strongly divided on this issue: on the one hand, we find the council soldiers, traditionally linked to the Emirates who encourage this normalization, on the other the civilians, with Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok at their head who prefer to separate the two subjects: the lifting of Sudan from the blacklist and the issue of normalization with Israel
If we believe the Israeli press, it would be the military who won.
This press mentions a standardization before the end of the week.
Three billion dollars in debt
On Thursday, an Israeli official revealed that a plane connecting Tel Aviv directly to Khartoum arrived in Sudan on Wednesday with a government delegation and members of the Mossad on board.
They are said to have discussed future diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In addition, a telephone interview would have brought together the American President and the two Prime Ministers of Sudan and Israel on Wednesday around this issue.
The United States is now awaiting an official announcement from Karthoum.
It would then be accompanied by the withdrawal of Sudan from the list of countries supporting terrorism, and therefore from the list of countries where Americans are prohibited from visiting.
It would also facilitate U.S. private investment in the country, and help wipe out a $ 3 billion debt slate and increase U.S. aid.
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