Sudan PM Says He Talked With Pompeo About Removal From Terror List

Sudanese PM Abdalla Hamdok said he held “direct and transparent” talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, including removing Sudan terrorism list.
Sudan PM Says He Talked With Pompeo About Removal From Terror List
Sudan's new Prime Minister in the transitional government Abdalla Hamdok speaks in Khartoum, Sudan, on Aug. 24, 2019. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
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KHARTOUM—Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said he held “direct and transparent” talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Khartoum on Tuesday, including over removing Sudan from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list.

Pompeo landed in Sudan after flying non-stop from Israel on what he said was the first official non-stop flight between the two countries, as the United States promotes stronger Sudan-Israel ties.