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| Sudan rejects new US approach: Bashir advisor | |
| 2009-10-25 | |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Sudan "rejects" the new U.S. policy toward Khartoum although it acknowledges the importance of its ties with Washington, an advisor to President Omar al-Bashir said in remarks published on Saturday. "We categorically reject the U.S. strategy in its current form," said Mustafa Osman Ismail, a former foreign minister, quoted in local newspapers.
Ismail condemned the use of the genocide label for the war in Darfur, western Sudan. "We thought the (Barack) Obama administration would pay attention to the credibility of the United States, but it has taken the same direction" as his predecessor, George W. Bush, he said. Ismail said the international community has confirmed that the Darfur conflict did not amount to genocide. "Our relations with the United States are undoubtedly important," he said, while stressing that ties must be based on mutual respect, common interests and non-interference in each other's affairs. U.S. officials said Washington would engage in talks with members of the Khartoum government other than Bashir, who faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant on charges of war crimes in Darfur. Washington also said it would watch for "credible elections" scheduled for next year under a fragile 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended a north-south civil war. In Khartoum, a top advisor to Bashir, Ghazi Salaheddin, on Monday described the genocide label as "unfortunate" but said that Obama's policy shift had "positive points." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Smart policy is total succession of the south of Sudan. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-10-25 14:00 |
| #1 Another stroke of brilliant diplomacy by BOA (Big O Administration)....... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-10-25 02:28 |