Bush threatens to impose sanctions
against Sudan
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W.
Bush threatened on Wednesday to beef up economic sanctions and impose new
punishments if Sudan fails to take concrete action to meet its obligations over
Darfur crisis.
Sudan must follow through on the deployment of UN
support forces and take every necessary step to facilitate the deployment of the
full UN-African Union peacekeeping force, Bush said in remarks at the Holocaust
Museum in Washington. Full story
Sudan approves UN "heavy support
package" for AU in Darfur
KHARTOUM, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese Foreign Minister
Lam Akol announced on Monday that his government had approved a "heavy support"
package from the UN for the African Union (AU)peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
He told a press conference that the approval was made
after the difference on the deployment of attack helicopters was ironed out
after his government had agreed limited number of such helicopters as a part of
the "heavy support" package. Full
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