Announcement by President Trump, mediator of normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Sudan October 24, 7:53
US President Donald Trump, who mediates the improvement of relations between Israel and Arab countries, which has been in conflict for many years, announced that Sudan, a member of the Arab League, has agreed to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel, saying that it is a "historical agreement." , I appealed the results before the presidential election.
It is the third Arab country to agree to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel through the mediation of the Trump administration.
The White House announced on the 23rd that Israel and Sudan in Africa have agreed to normalize diplomatic relations.
In a joint statement by the three countries, Israel and Sudan will discuss cooperation in the fields of agricultural technology and aviation within a few weeks to build economic and trade relations.
Prior to this, President Trump decided to remove Sudan from being a state sponsor of terrorism and notified Congress.
Sudan is the third country in the United Arab Emirates to agree to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel through the mediation of the Trump administration, following UAE = United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
President Trump told reporters, "It's a historic agreement just a few weeks after the agreement between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain," and "other countries will continue." He expressed his hope for the normalization of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, which are the core players.
President Trump is aiming to promote the improvement of relations between Israel and Arab countries as a diplomatic achievement as the presidential election approaches on the 3rd of next month.
Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Normalizes diplomatic relations
On the 23rd, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on state television that it had agreed to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel, saying that "it should be finally decided after the parliament is formed" because of the transition period to civil affairs. He showed the idea of not urgently achieving normalization.
In Sudan, the dictatorial Bashir administration collapsed in a military coup last April, and the military and civilians are now under joint governance, with the aim of transferring to civilian administration two years later.
Meanwhile, Sudan's Prime Minister Hamdok told his Twitter account that US President Donald Trump had decided to remove Sudan from being designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. "We will cooperate with the US government and parliament to promote the removal of the designation of state sponsor of terrorism. I want to build an international relationship for the people as well. "
Sudan is in response to the US's agreement to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel in exchange for the de-designation of a state sponsor of terrorism, but it will proceed with future procedures while being aware of domestic public opinion that is critical of the agreement. It seems that.
"Agreement not accepted" Palestinian side strongly opposes
The Palestinian side is strongly opposed to the agreement between Israel and Sudan to normalize diplomatic relations through the mediation of President Trump.
Palestinian Authority Chairman Abbas said that the agreement would not be accepted, saying, "Based on international law and internationally legitimate decisions, Israel will end the occupation and make East Jerusalem the capital. A comprehensive and fair peace should be achieved after the realization of the Palestinian state. "
The Palestinian side has been opposed to the continuous improvement of relations between Israel and the Arab countries since August, but the situation has not been resolved and it remains in a difficult position.
The Arab countries and Palestine have so far required the normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel withdrawing from the occupied territories and approving the Palestinian state, but there are ongoing moves to overturn this.