Washington, 31 July-(ANA)-There is no evidence to justify Sudan's presence on a U.S. terrorism blacklist, a senior American official said on Thursday.
Sudan, along with Cuba, Iran and Syria, is designated as a "state sponsor of terrorism" by the U.S. State Department and is subject to sanctions, including restrictions on aid.
General Scott Gration, the U.S. special envoy for Sudan, told lawmakers he did not know of any intelligence to justify Sudan's terror listing and suggested the sanctions were counterproductive to efforts to bring peace to Sudan.
"There is no evidence in our intelligence community that supports (Sudan) being on the state sponsors of terrorism list," Gration said. (ANA)
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