ويكيليكس: مصطفى عثمان يطلب مساعدة امريكا في تطبيع العلاقات مع اسرائيل

Quote: Ismail added that the breakdown in the discussions have had a major impact on their foreign policy. He said that the government drafted a strategy for working with the U.S. with immediate, intermediate, and long-term goals. As an example, he stated that one aspect of this strategy included normalization of relations with Israel, because "if things were going well with the U.S., you might be able to help us with Israel, as they are your closest ally in the region." Ismail stated that the breakdown in bilateral talks ended this possibility. More importantly, Sudan had agreed to all the UNAMID implementation issues the USG had raised but that had not been enough.