High-ranking Sudanese hold talks in UAE with Emirati and US officials

Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s sovereign council, is holding talks with UAE leaders on “regional issues” amid reports concerning a Sudanese decision to normalize relations with Israel. Justice Minister Naser-Eddin Abdelbari is meeting separately with US officials. present in Abu Dhabi to discuss the “removal of Sudan from the list of states sponsoring terrorism.” This is the Khartoum government’s main proviso for going forward on formal ties with Israel as well as a demand for app. $3bn in humanitarian assistance and direct budgetary aid.