Israeli PM holds turnaround talks with leader of former rival Sudan in a meeting set up by Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's First Lady Janet Museveni pose for photo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu , at the State House in Entebbe, Uganda on February 3, 2020.
"We agreed to begin cooperation that will lead to normalisation of relations between the two countries," Netanyahu tweeted. "History!"It said Netanyahu "believes that Sudan is moving in a new and positive direction, and the prime minister expressed his views to the US Secretary of State [Mike Pompeo]."
Restoring diplomatic ties with Sudan — a member of the Arab League — will be seen in Israel as a major achievement. It could also give Netanyahu a boost ahead of March 2 elections. He has portrayed himself as a world-class statesman who has developed close ties with world leaders as he has tried to keep the focus off his recent indictment on corruption charges.
He said that at the end of his visit to the East African nation he hopes to "have very good news" for Israel. The Israeli leader was welcomed by Uganda's prime minister at the international airport in Entebbe, where Netanyahu's brother Yonatan was fatally struck by a bullet as he led Israeli commandos in a daring mission to rescue hijacked Israeli passengers in 1976.
In a news conference later on Monday, Netanyahu said he would open an embassy in Kampala, the Ugandan capital if Museveni established one in West Jerusalem. Most countries have their embassies in Tel Aviv because they view the final status of Jerusalem as something that should be negotiated with the Palestinians.
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