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Israel’s foreign minister hammered out details with the leader of Sudan’s transitional government in Khartoum.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israel will sign a peace agreement with Sudan later
this year in Washington, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced Thursday.
He confirmed rumors he made a “historic diplomatic visit” to Khartoum earlier
in the day. There, he met with General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, leader of
Sudan’s transitional government.
“Today’s visit to Sudan lays the foundation for a
historic peace agreement with a strategic Arab and Muslim country,” said Cohen
upon returning to Israel. “The peace agreement between Israel and Sudan will
promote regional stability and contribute to the national security of the State
of Israel.”
During the visit, the two officials discussed the
necessary steps to sign a peace treaty in the near future, following the
finalization of Sudan’s civilian government. Israel conveyed to Sudan its
intent to aid in areas that include food security, water-resource management
and agriculture.
Located on the Red Sea, Sudan is Africa’s third largest
country, home to about 47 million. It opposed Israel for decades and fought
alongside Arab countries during Israel’s War of Independence in 1948 and
Six-Day War in 1967. It has facilitated weapons transfers to Hamas and hosted
the 1968 Arab League summit, which ratified the infamous “three no’s”: to peace
with Israel, recognition of Israel and negotiations with Israel.
Now, Khartoum and Jerusalem appear to be building a new
reality, “in which the ‘three no’s’ become the ‘three yeses,’” said Cohen. “Yes
to negotiations between Israel and Sudan, yes to recognition of Israel and yes
to peace between the states and between the peoples.”
Khartoum first agreed to normalize relations with
Israel in October 2020 under the Trump administration, in exchange for
Washington removing Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. In
January 2021, it became the fourth country to sign onto the Abraham Accords.
The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco have also
joined the accords, although the current development with Sudan is being billed
as a peace agreement in the vein of those forged between Israel and Egypt
(1979) and Jordan (1994).
“Israel has been a significant partner for many years
in the development processes in these countries and in dealing with the
consequences of climate change and the economic challenges in Africa,” he said.
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