'Remove Sudan from terror list' Says Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan

KHARTOUM: Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan urged the United States to remove Sudan from its list of states sponsoring terrorism. Al-Burhan issued the call while receiving US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who is on an one-day visit to Sudan, the sovereign council said in a statement on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Sudanese leader expressed delight over the progress in the Sudan-US relations after more than 23 years, while Pompeo reiterated that the US supports Sudan's integration into the regional and international surrounding, according to the statement. Pompeo arrived in Khartoum from Jerusalem on Tuesday as part of a regional tour starting with his visit to Israel, which recently reached a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalize their ties. The UAE has become the third Arab country to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel, after Egypt and Jordan.

Amid reports that Pompeo's visit to Sudan aims to push the country to follow suit by normalizing ties with Israel, Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Tuesday that the current Sudanese government has no mandate to normalize ties with Israel.

Hamdok made the remarks during his meeting with Pompeo. He explained that the transitional period in Sudan is led by a broad alliance with a specific agenda to complete the transition process and achieve peace and stability in the country prior to holding fair elections. (IANS)

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