Pompeo to Visit Sudan in Coming Days
Arab World
Asharq Al-Awsat
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to visit Sudan in the coming days, Sudanese and US officials said on Sunday. Pompeo will meet Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the head of its ruling council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, "to discuss continued US support for the civilian-led transitional government and express support for deepening the Sudan-Israel relationship", the US State Department said. Sudan has been normalizing relations with the United States since the overthrow of former leader Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 but is still seeking removal from a list of countries the US considers as state sponsors of terrorism. Ending the terrorism listing is a top priority for Sudan's transitional military-civilian ruling council and the government of technocrats that serves under it. The listing dates to 1993 and makes Sudan, struggling with a deep economic crisis, technically ineligible for debt relief and financing from international lenders. A senior government source told Reuters last week that significant progress was expected on the issue in the coming weeks.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2465011/pompeo-visit-sudan-coming-days
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