The below is attributable to SpokespersonMorganOrtagus:

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo spoke with the Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan on February 2, 2020. The two leaders underscored their shared desire to improve Sudan's active participation in the region and international communities and their commitment to work towards a stronger, healthier U.S.-Sudan bilateral relationship. Secretary Pompeo thanked General al-Burhan for his leadership in normalizing ties with Israel as a result of General al-Burhan's recent meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Uganda at the invitation of Ugandan presidentYoweriMuseveni.

Secretary Pompeo invited General al-Burhan to Washington, D.C. to meet with him later in the year.

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