Israel and Sudan last Friday announced that they normalise relations in a US-brokered agreement, making Sudan the third Arab country to sign a peace deal with the Jewish state in the past two months.
CFI Parliamentary Chairmen Rt. Hon. Stephen Crabb MP and Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles welcomed the news as “another transformative moment”. They said: “It represents a remarkable shift from the rejectionism of the infamous Three No’s of the Khartoum Resolution and will further bolster the movement towards peace across the region”.
Middle East Minister James Cleverly welcomed the agreement and said: “The United Kingdom supports normalisation, and hopes that today’s agreement will help improve stability for the Sudanese people”.
The agreement was finalised during a phone call on Friday with Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Transitional Council Head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
“The leaders agreed to the normalisation of relations between Sudan and Israel and to end the state of belligerence between their nations”, the three countries said in a joint statement.
Israel last month signed normalisation agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain.
In a televised address on Saturday, Netanyahu praised the normalization deal, saying it would contribute to a “new dawn” in the region. He added: “We brought three peace deals in six weeks. It’s not luck, it’s not coincidence but the result of clear policy, and our efforts”, expressing certainty that other countries will follow suit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced Sunday that Israel is sending $5 million worth of wheat to Sudan.
It is understood that Sudan’s commitment to pay $335m (£257m) in compensation to American victims of terror attacks was a key factor in securing the accord, and one that will remove the North African state from the US terror sponsor’s blacklist.
The deal with Sudan will also include aid and investment from Israel, particularly in technology and agriculture, along with further debt relief. It also opens the door to direct flights between Karthoum and Tel Aviv.
