Trump Agrees to Remove Sudan from US Terror Blacklist
The US president has said that he is willing to remove Sudan from a US
terror blacklist once it pays an agreed compensation package to American
victims and their relatives.
Sudan will be
removed from a US blacklist of countries accused of sponsoring terrorism, US
President Donald Trump said on Monday.
He said that the African
country's year-old transitional government had agreed to pay a $335 million
(€285 million) package to American victims of attacks and their relatives.
"At long
last, JUSTICE for the American people and BIG step for Sudan," Trump
posted on Twitter.
"Once deposited, I will
lift Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list," he added.
Sudanese Prime Minister
Abdalla Hamdok replied to Trump, thanking him for the move.
"We very much look
forward t...
