(West
Worcestershire) (Con):...However, no economy can truly recover
without being able to attract global inward investment. That is why
I believe that now is the time for the US to lift Sudan’s
designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. I understand that it
is a bilateral issue between the United States and Sudan. I also
understand that President Trump had the paperwork near his desk
this summer, but that, at the last minute, the US Secretary of
State made an additional request to Sudan that it normalise
relations with Israel. No one would be more
delighted than I if Sudan’s transitional Government chose to take
that step, but it is a big ask of a transitional Government that
has not been installed in any democratic exercise.
If the Prime Minister of Sudan feels that now is the right time,
and that this is the right move for Sudan, I am sure such a move
would have the UK Government’s whole-hearted support. It would
certainly have the support of the all-party group. We have warmly
welcomed normalisation between Israel and the
United Arab Emirates, and between Israel and
Bahrain, and it would be historic progress. However, I would
understand if that step were thought too great a leap for the
transitional Government right now. I certainly do not think the
United States should make it a prerequisite for lifting the state
sponsor of terrorism designation...
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