Israel and Sudan said Tuesday (August 18) that the two countries are close to reaching a peace treaty. Just a few days ago, Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic agreement and will be followed by official diplomatic exchange.
According to the Associated Press, an official of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Sudanese government “looks forward to reaching a peace agreement with Israel.”
Arab Sky News quoted Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Sadiq as saying on Tuesday: “There is no reason for continued hostility between Sudan and Israel.” He added, “We do not deny that there is communication between the two countries.”
The spokesperson also expressed the same view in a telephone interview with Reuters on Tuesday. He told Reuters, “I cannot deny that there is contact between Sudan and Israel.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the news on Twitter and said that he would “do all necessary efforts” to reach an agreement.
In February of this year, Netanyahu held a two-hour meeting with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council. The two sides agreed to promote the normalization of relations between the two countries. Negotiation.
Netanyahu told Ofir Gendelman, a spokesman for the Arab media, that Burhan’s “decision to work hard to advance relations with Israel” was “brave”.
Last week, the UAE became the third Arab country to establish formal diplomatic relations with Israel after Egypt and Jordan. This is the first country to do so in the past 26 years.
Netanyahu wrote on Twitter on Tuesday: “Israel, Sudan and the entire region will benefit from the peace agreement (Israel and the UAE) and will be able to build a better future for everyone in the region.”
Although the UAE is a major player in the Middle East, there may be a more controversial history between Sudan and Israel. In 1967, Arab countries gathered in Sudan and proposed the so-called “three noes”: not achieving peace with Israel, not recognizing Israel, and not negotiating with Israel.
The Israeli Intelligence Minister said on Sunday that after the UAE, Bahrain and Oman may join Sudan to become countries that have officially established relations with Israel.
The Associated Press reported that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that the UAE-Israel agreement that the United States had brokered was a “huge mistake.” Israel, the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the region see Iran as a common enemy.
