05 Feb 2020; MEMO: Scores of Sudanese people yesterday protested outside the government’s headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, after revelations that a secret meeting was held between Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday.
Netanyahu’s office revealed that a meeting took place between the two men in the Ugandan city of Entebbe, during which they agreed to “start cooperation leading to the normalisation of relations between the two countries”.
Meanwhile, the Sudanese cabinet headed by Abdullah Hamdouk held an emergency meeting to discuss the Sudanese general’s meeting with Netanyahu.
The Sudanese government said on Monday that it had not been notified or consulted regarding the meeting.
Faisal Muhammad Salih, Sudanese information minister, and government spokesman, said the government “received the news about the meeting between chief of the sovereign council and Israeli prime minister through the media.”
“We, the members of the cabinet, were not notified or consulted about this meeting. We are waiting for the chief of the sovereign council to return and give clarification about this,” he added.
With the exception of Egypt and Jordan, which are bound with peace treaties with Israel, no other Arab country has established official relations with Israel.
