Sudan denies it gave in to US 'blackmail' over Israel
This combination of pictures created on October 24, 2020 shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on July 29, 2018 and the President of the Sudanese Transitional Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, during an army exercise on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum on October 30, 2019.
Photo credit: Ashraf Shazly | Various Sources | AFP
The White House's announcement on Friday of the normalisation of relations between Sudan and Israel came as Washington said it was removing Khartoum from a state sponsors of terrorism "blacklist".
On Sunday, the Sudanese foreign ministry said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had demanded normalisation with Israel with a view to removing Khartoum from the terror list during his visit to the Sudanese capital in August.
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Sudan did not give in to US "blackmail" when it agreed to normalise relations with Israel, the African nation's top general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said on Monday.
