Sudan annuls 63-year-old law covering boycott of Israel
April 20, 2021 at 3:22 pm | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Sudan
Sudanese demonstrators burn an Israeli flag on January 17, 2021 [ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images]
April 20, 2021 at 3:22 pm
The Sudanese government has brushed aside stiff opposition and annulled a 63-year-old law covering the boycotting of Israel as part of its efforts to establish normal ties with the Zionist state. A bill was finally approved yesterday at a joint meeting of Sudan's ruling Sovereign Council and Cabinet which will annul the 1958 law which prohibited diplomatic and economic ties with Israel.
"A short while ago, in the joint meeting of the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers," wrote Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari on Twitter yesterday, "we approved the draft law on various amendments (adopting the dual financial system), the draft law on partnership between the public and the private sector, the draft investment law, and a bill cancelling the boycott of Israel law."