Sudan 'looking forward to Israel peace deal,' says foreign ministry spokesman

'There is no reason for the continuation of hostility between Sudan and Israel' said Foreign Ministry spokesman Haidar Badawi Sadiq

Sudan’s foreign ministry spokesman has said that the country is looking forward to establishing ties with Israel. Reuters

Sudan is looking forward to a peace agreement with Israel, the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Haidar Badawi Sadiq told Sky News Arabia on Tuesday.

“There is no reason for the continuation of hostility between Sudan and Israel,” Mr Sadiq said. “We do not deny the existence of contacts between the two countries.”

In February, Sudan agreed to allow Israeli flights to cross its airspace following a surprise meeting in Uganda between army head Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu.

Sudan’s military responded to speculation around the meeting with a rare political statement describing Gen Al Burhan’s trip to meet Mr Netanyahu as being in “the highest interests of national security and of Sudan.”

On Tuesday, Mr Sadiq praised the UAE’s move to normalise ties with Israel last week in exchange for a freeze on the annexation of Palestinian lands.

He described the “bold and courageous” move as one that “charts the right course for the rest of the Arab countries.”

In a conference call with reporters on Monday, Jared Kushner, the US administration’s top adviser on the Middle East, said, “we’re very close to a lot of breakthroughs from the region.”