U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks next to U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S. August 5, 2020. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool via Reuters

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Reuters)

Pompeo lands in Sudan on first visit by top US official in 15 years

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Published: 25 August ,2020: 01:40 PM GST Updated: 25 August ,2020: 02:15 PM GST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Sudan Tuesday for the first visit by an American chief diplomat in 15 years, on a tour aimed at boosting Arab ties with Israel.

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Pompeo arrived in Khartoum on a historic “first official non-stop flight” from Tel Aviv, Pompeo tweeted.

The visit aims in part at “deepening the Sudan-Israel relationship,” the State Department said.

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