President Donald Trump said Monday that Sudan would be removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism when it pays US 5 5,335 million to victims of terrorism and their families.
“The good news! Sudan’s new government, which is making great strides, has agreed to pay $ 335 million to the victims and families of U.S. terrorists,” Trump tweeted. In the end, it’s a big step for justice for the American people and for Sudan! ”
The move by Sudan will pave the way for the African country to seek international loans and the assistance it needs to revive its tight economy and save the country’s transition to democracy.
President Donald Trump spoke to reporters at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on Monday, October 19, 2020.
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Sudan has agreed to pay compensation to victims of the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, attacks by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network while bin Laden was living in Sudan.
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Once the compensation money is deposited, Trump will sign an order to remove Sudan from the list of terrorists, which has been under heavy American sanctions for 27 years.
Congress is then expected to take action to restore Sudan’s sovereign immunity, which would effectively prevent future compensation claims from being filed against it in American courts.
Sudanese officials have been negotiating the removal of the country from the list for more than a year, but US efforts to improve relations with Sudan have lasted until the end of President Barack Obama’s administration, which began the process in January 2017.
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Sudan’s status as a state sponsor of terrorism dates back to the 1990s, when bin Laden and other wanted terrorists were briefly named by Sudan. Sudan is also believed to have served as a pipeline for Iran to supply weapons to Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
