Joint statement: Sudan and Israel agreed to start economic relations
Today, US President Donald Trump spoke jointly with the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok, and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A joint statement said that Trump, Burhan, Hamdok and Netanyahu spoke today and discussed Sudan's historic progress toward democracy and advancing peace in the region.
He added, "The leaders of Israel, America and Sudan agreed to start economic and trade relations, with an initial focus on agriculture."
Trump said, "Sudan is determined to establish normal relations with Israel, making it the third Arab country to do so in the period leading up to election day."
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