Saudi FM Arrives in Sudan, Meets Top Officials
Arab World
Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday, Sudan’s state-run news agency reported, the first visit by the Kingdom’s top diplomat since Sudan’s military overthrew former President Omar al-Bashir last year. Shortly after landing at Khartoum’s international airport, Prince Faisal was received by Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister Omar Qamar al-Din, SUNA reported. The report said Prince Faisal’s visit would “activate deals” between Khartoum and Riyadh, without elaborating. Prince Faisal then met with Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan’s sovereign council, and discussed “ways to resolve the obstacles facing Saudi investors in Sudan,” according to a statement from the ruling council. Prince Faisal also met with Sudan's prime minister and other top officials. He said the Kingdom supports the recent US decision to remove Sudan its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation that dates back to the 1990s, when Bashir ruled Sudan and his government briefly hosted al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden and other wanted militants. President Donald Trump announced in October that Sudan would be removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, after Khartoum agreed to pay $335 million in compensation for victims of the attacks carried out by bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network while the terror leader was living in Sudan. The Sudanese government also signed a deal with the Trump administration that could effectively stop any future compensation claims being filed against the African country in US courts. The deal restores in US courts what is known as sovereign immunity to the Sudanese government, but it would enter into force after US Congress passes legislation needed to implement the agreement. Sudan is on a fragile path to democracy after a popular uprising led the military to overthrow Bashir in April 2019, after nearly three decades of rule. Since then, the country has been led by a joint military-civilian council.
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