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US Top Diplomat Pompeo Visiting Sudan

Nike Ching

   WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Sudan on
   Tuesday as the Trump administration pushes for Arab nations to
   normalize ties with Israel.

   Pompeo's schedule includes meetings withSudanese Prime Minister Abdalla
   HamdokandSovereign Council Chair General Abdel Fattah el-Burhan.

   In addition to Sudan-Israel relations, the State Department says Pompeo
   will also discuss "continued U.S. support for the civilian-led
   transitional government" in Sudan.

   Hamdok became prime minister last August after the military ousted
   president Omar al-Bashir following months of mountingprotests
   againsthis 30-year rule.

   Pompeo began his trip Monday in Israel where he saidthe United States
   will ensure Israel's military advantage in the Middle East under any
   potential U.S. arms deals with the United Arab Emirates.

   "The United States has a legal requirement with respect to qualitative
   military edge. We will continue to honor that," said Pompeo after his
   meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

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