Israel PM Netanyahu meets Sudan's leader to discuss 'normalisation' of relations

The Israeli Prime Minister's office announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Sudan's leader recently in a bid to discuss the future normalisation of relations between the two nations. Netanyahu met the chairman of Sudan's ruling sovereign council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

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Israel and Sudan have been in war with each other since 1948, but following this latest visit, it could become only the third Arab nation to recognise the state of Israel. The Israeli Prime Minister on his official Twitter account said that this meeting would make 'History!' and that both leaders had agreed to normalize relation between Israel and Sudan.

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According to reports, the Palestinian Authority (PA) chief negotiator Saeb Erekat condemned the meeting between Netanyahu and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and claimed it to be a 'stab in the back' for Palestinians. Burhan is an army general that heads Sudan's sovereign council that is a transitional body comprised of both civilians and military personnel. It was created after longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir was overthrown last year.

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According to the statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's office, both leaders had agreed to further normalisation, it added that Sudan is moving in a very positive direction. This view according to the statement was expressed by Netanyahu  to the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo