Burhan holds talks with US officials in UAE

Update Burhan holds talks with US officials in UAE
Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan, Sudan’s Head of Transitional Military Council meets with Bahraini aid officials (not seen) are pictured in Sudan capital Khartoum on September 15, 2020. (AFP)
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Updated 23 September 2020
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Burhan holds talks with US officials in UAE

Burhan holds talks with US officials in UAE
  • Al-Burhan discussed with the delegation the future of Arab-Israeli peace
  • Talks have discussed the removal of Sudan from a US list of state sponsors of terror

DUBAI: Sudan’s Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al-Burhan has held talks with American officials in Abu Dhabi regarding the removal of Sudan from US official terrorism list, Al-Arabiya TV reported.

He also discussed with the delegation the future of Arab-Israeli peace and Sudan’s role in achieving this. “We affirmed the right of the Palestinian people to obtain their rights according to the two-state solution,” he said.

The Sudanese delegation is led by the transitional council’s chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and includes Sudanese ministers, as well as experts and specialists in negotiation.

Since the downfall of President Omar Al-Bashir last year and the installation of a transitional government, the US has said it is open to removing Sudan from the list.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Khartoum last month and discussed removing sanctions against Sudan, which are in place as a result of the terror designation.Sudan has been on the list since 1993.