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Israel and Sudan have finalized the text of a peace agreement to be signed “later this year,” Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced on Thursday.
Speaking upon returning to Tel Aviv from a visit to Sudan’s capital Khartoum, Cohen said the trip was made with the consent of the United States, and that a signing ceremony is expected to take place in Washington “after the transfer of power in Sudan to a civilian government that will be established as part of the ongoing transition process in the country.”
Cohen emphasized the symbolism of a peace deal between Israel and Khartoum as he announced the breakthrough.
“Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is remembered in Israel as the city where the Arab countries decided on the historic ‘Three Nos’: no peace with Israel, no negotiations with Israel, and no recognition of Israel. We are building a new reality…
2023-02-02 16:14:58 Israel and Sudan finalize text of peace agreement, says Israeli foreign minister
Post from www.cnn.com On October 23, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi announced that Israel and Sudan had finalized the text of a peace agreement. The deal makes Israel the third Arab country in recent months to reach a normalization agreement with Sudan, following the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
The deal was described as an “enormous achievement,” and a “historic step” that would “open a new era” of cooperation between Israel, Sudan and the Arab world. The agreement was negotiated secretly in the weeks leading up to this announcement.
The agreement includes specific measures to advance and deepen the bilateral relationship between the two countries, and sets out the steps that both sides must take in order to reach further understandings and agreements.
The normalization process will involve the exchange of diplomatic missions, the development of economic ties, and the reciprocal establishment of direct air links between Tel Aviv and Khartoum. A number of international organizations and countries have welcomed the accord, including the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom.
The deal will also open the door for Sudan to benefit from the U.S. sanctions relief that comes with the agreement. The agreement is likely to lead to more economic development, investment, tourism, and aid for Sudan, helping to combat regional insecurity and the dire humanitarian conditions there.
This agreement is a milestone event in the history of the region and sets a positive example to other neighboring states who are in dispute with Israel. This landmark deal is another indicator that the situation in the Middle East is shifting, and that rapprochement is possible.