Monday, September 9, 2019

Sudan's New Foreign Minister Says Removal From U.S. Terror List Is Her Top Priority

Sudanese Foreign Minister Asmaa Abdalla (right) with her Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Khartoum on September 9, 2019. AFP

Al Jazeera: Sudan top diplomat says removal from US terror list top priority

Asmaa Abdalla, Sudan's first female foreign minister, says Khartoum welcomes financial support without interference.

Asmaa Abdalla has barely been Sudan's foreign minister for 24 hours, but she already has no doubts about her top priority: removing the country from the United States' list of state sponsors of "terrorism".

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera on Sunday, shortly after being sworn in as part of Sudan's new cabinet, Abdalla acknowledged that while the country faced "many" challenges, its removal from the list would lead to a desperately needed economic revival in the post-Omar al-Bashir era.

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Update: Egypt wants Sudan off US terror list (Washington Post)

WNU Editor: Egypt is working behind the scenes .... Egypt working with Washington to remove Sudan from terror list (The National).

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