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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is wanted for alleged war crimes by the International Criminal Court[/caption]
Saudi Arabia has invited Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes, to a summit with US President Donald Trump and Arab and Muslim leaders.
Mr Bashir will travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said. The minister added that he hopes US sanctions against Sudan will be lifted in July, and said he believes the US wants to normalise relations. The US has not confirmed the claim. Economic sanctions were imposed against Sudan in 1997 after the state was labelled a "sponsor of terrorism". President Barack Obama signed an executive order easing some of the curbs in January, shortly before leaving office. The White House said the move was intended to acknowledge Sudan's efforts to reduce internal conflict, improve humanitarian access to people requiring aid, and curtail "terrorism". Mr Obama had delayed the reduction in sanctions by 25 weeks, to give the Sudanese government an incentive to continue its reforms. Relations between the US and Sudan have not been tension-free of late, however. The country was one of seven included in Mr Trump's proposed travel ban, along with Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.