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| Khartoum to accept result of referendum: VP |
| 2010-09-25 |
| [Al Arabiya] The Khartoum government will accept the result of a self-determination vote in southern Sudan but wants international sanctions eased, Vice President Ali Osman Taha told a U.N. meeting Friday. "The outcome of the referendum will be accepted by our government," said Taha after hearing warnings from U.S. President Barack B.O.Obama and U.N. chief the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon. Taha appealed however for international sanctions to be eased against Sudan and condemned an international warrant for the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges. The self-determination votes in South Sudan and the small region of Abyei, both key oil producers, were part of a 2005 peace accord. Diplomats fear that preparations for the votes are seriously behind schedule. |
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