U.S. to remove Sudan from terrorism blacklist after payment to victims

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after the country's new government pays millions to American victims. Trump tweeted that new government of Sudan, which is making great progress, agreed to pay $335 million to U.S. terror victims and families. Once deposited, he will lift Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. He said that at long last, justice for the American people and big step for Sudan.

Earlier on Monday, two U.S. officials said that the Trump administration was close to an agreement with Sudan to remove Khartoum from the U.S. terrorism blacklist. The deal could also set in motion steps by Sudan toward establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, one of the officials told Reuters, following similar U.S brokered moves in recent weeks by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. But details were still being worked out.

One of the U.S. government sources said, negotiations related to Sudan's deposit in escrow of a $335 million settlement to victims of al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 are expected to conclude in the next two days. After that, the Trump administration would notify Congress of its intent to remove Sudan from the list.