Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen led a delegation to Khartoum months after Sudan agreed to normalize relations. Monday’s visit marked the first time an Israeli minister headed an official delegation to the North African state, Cohen’s office said on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported.
Israel’s intelligence ministry said in a statement that members of the delegation met the head of state, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and Defence Minister Yassin Ibrahim for talks on “diplomatic, security and economic issues”.
“A first-ever memorandum on these topics was signed between the Sudanese defence minister and Cohen,” it said.
The sides also discussed “deepening intelligence cooperation”.
“The Sudanese authorities briefed the Israeli delegation on their progress on canceling the law boycotting Israel, and amending the law imprisoning Sudanese migrants, including to Israel, who return to Sudan,” the ministry added.
The statement also said it was agreed that a Sudanese delegation will travel to Israel, but did not mention when.
Sudan agreed to normalise ties with Israel in October last year and an Israeli delegation visited Khartoum the following month.