Sudan and the United States have signed an agreement to restore the African country`s sovereign immunity, Sudan`s Justice Ministry said Friday. „The Sudanese government has demonstrated its courage and commitment to fight terrorism, build its democratic institutions and improve its relations with its neighbors,” the statement said, adding that the agreement would „strengthen regional security.” Last month, only two Arab countries – Egypt and Jordan – had officially recognized Israel. The two countries, which border Israel, signed peace agreements in 1979 and 1994 respectively after US mediation. WASHINGTON — A historic agreement between Sudan and Israel to begin normalizing relations threatens to collapse just over a month after President Trump`s announcement, revealing a crack in Middle East peace deals that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have sought to solidify as a foreign policy legacy. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he opposed the new deal, saying no one had the right to speak on behalf of the Palestinians. Hamas, which controls Gaza, said it was a „political sin.” Since the overthrow of longtime leader Omar al-Bashir after mass protests in 2019, Hamdok had led a transitional government as part of a power-sharing deal with the military. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the deal was a „spectacular breakthrough for peace” and the beginning of a „new era.” Trump hailed the deal on Twitter as a „big victory” and said other countries would follow. He also issued a joint statement on behalf of the three countries. The ministry said in a statement that the deal would settle cases against Sudan in U.S.

courts, including the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, for which Sudan agreed to pay $335 million to the victims. Under the agreement to remove it from the State Department`s terrorist list, Sudan agreed to pay $335 million to settle the legal rights of victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The two explosions, perpetrated by Sudanese-backed al-Qaeda fighters, killed 224 people, including 12 U.S. citizens; Thousands more were injured. Trump`s announcement of the payment deal and his promise to lift the label of sponsor of terrorism quickly fueled speculation that Sudan would join Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in establishing relations with Israel. Israel and Sudan have agreed to normalize relations and open economic and trade ties, the countries and the United States said Friday. The United States said earlier this week that it would remove Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism under the agreement. Last year, the United States removed Sudan`s designation as a „state sponsor of terrorism” and the two countries re-established diplomatic relations. The transitional government has also agreed to normalize relations with Israel as part of a US-brokered deal.

Under the deal, Trump has taken steps to remove Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism — which for decades has hampered the impoverished nation`s attempts to access foreign financing and debt relief. „This is obviously going to make a big breakthrough between Israel and Sudan,” Kushner told Reuters. „Reaching peace agreements is not as easy as we make it seem. They are very difficult to manufacture. Under this week`s agreements, the United States will also help Sudan manage billions of dollars of international debt. The agreement was negotiated through the United States. alongside Trump`s senior adviser Jared Kushner, Middle East envoy Avi Berkowitz, National Security Advisor Robert O`Brien, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security chief Miguel Correa. In August 2020, Mike Pompeo became the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit Sudan since Condoleezza Rice in 2005. [a] The visit followed the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. His visit was aimed at discussing the possibility of opening relations between Sudan and Israel and to show his help and support for Sudan`s transition to democracy.

[21] The deal comes just over a month after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed the Abraham Accords at the White House, making them the first Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel in decades. Egypt did so in 1979, Jordan followed in 1994. Despite political disagreements, the United States has been a major donor of humanitarian aid to Sudan in the last quarter of the 20th century. [7] The United States assisted in the resettlement of refugees following the 1972 peace settlement that ended Sudan`s first civil war with the South. [7] The United States was also a major source of aid in Operation Lifeline Sudan in March 1989, which delivered 100,000 tons of food to government- and SPLA-controlled areas of Sudan, preventing widespread famine. [7] In 1991, the United States made large donations to alleviate food shortages caused by a two-year drought. [7] In October 1997, the United States imposed significant economic, trade, and financial sanctions on Sudan. [7] However, during another drought in 2000-01, the United States and the wider international community responded to avert a mass famine in Sudan. [7] In 2001, the Bush administration appointed a presidential peace envoy to Sudan to examine the role the United States could play in ending Sudan`s civil war and improving the delivery of humanitarian aid. [7] For fiscal years 2005-2006, the United States provided nearly $2.6 billion to Sudan for humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping in Darfur, as well as to support the implementation of the peace agreement and for reconstruction and development in South Sudan. [7] Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok thanked the president in a tweet for not explicitly acknowledging the deal with Israel. „Sudan appears to have twisted its arms given its need for support for its fragile democratic transition, its struggling economy and its recent partial peace agreement,” he added.

Asked if the military takeover would influence the decision to remove Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and other aspects of the rapprochement, Price said: „Potentially natural. Our entire relationship with this company in Sudan is being evaluated. The Sudan deal comes weeks after similar steps taken by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. Sudan`s military broke off the transitional government on Monday morning and declared a state of emergency after arresting Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and several members of his cabinet, as well as other civilian officials. State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Monday that Washington would assess „its entire relationship” with Khartoum if the country did not return to the „transition path” to democracy. Officials close to the negotiations said the two senators recognized Sudan`s fragile economic situation and described it as eager to resolve the dispute. The new deadline and recent negotiations between lawmakers and Sudanese officials were described to the New York Times by five officials and others familiar with the talks provided they are not identified. On August 28, 2013, Obama appointed Donald E. Booth as his special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan. [31] [32] Booth was sent from the United States until 2017. He led the United States in the government`s efforts to „normalize” relations with the genocidal regime in Sudan,[33][34] and worked to make it easier for Sudan to meet U.S. demands for the lifting of sanctions.

Sudanese generals, who wield real power, have supported the establishment of relations with Israel to support the lifting of US sanctions against Sudan and open the door to much-needed economic aid. „The United States condemns the actions taken by Sudanese forces overnight,” Price said Monday. On January 13, 2017, the United States lifted economic and trade sanctions against Sudan for working with the Sudanese government to combat terrorism, reduce conflict, deny safe harbor to South Sudanese rebels, and improve humanitarian access to those in need. The White House announced the easing of sanctions as part of a five-part engagement process. [9] On March 16, 2017, the United States. .