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السودان يوافق على دخول قوة عسكرية تابعة للامم المتحدة
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السودان يوافق على دخول قوة عسكرية تابعة للامم المتحدة
رويترز الخميس 29 اذار / مارس 2007. 5:47 مساء الرياض وواشنطن (رويترز)
وافق السودان على السماح لقوات الامم المتحدة على الانضمام الى القوات التابعة للاتحاد الافريقي في منطقة دارفور.
وقد علق وزير الخارجية السعودي سعود الفيصل فى مؤتمر صحفى فى القمة العربية المتحدة. "هذا هو النجاح الذي لم يحدث من قبل ونأمل ان يؤدي فورا الى حل الازمة الانسانيه في إقليم دارفور في اقرب وقت ممكن. "
Sudan agrees to U.N. force but U.S. plans new sanctions
By Andrew Hammond and Sue Pleming Reuters Thursday, March 29, 2007; 5:47 PM RIYADH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
Sudan has agreed to allow U.N. troops to join an African Union force in its troubled Darfur region, Saudi Arabia said on Thursday, but the United States voiced doubts as it readied tough new sanctions. President Omar Hassan al-Bashir had long resisted the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers to the vast western province of Darfur, where Washington says a genocide has taken place through government support for nomadic militia groups. "Sudan has now agreed for the U.N. to provide logistical support to help African forces," Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal told a news conference at a summit of Arab nations. "This is a breakthrough that never happened before and we hope it leads immediately to a solution to the humanitarian tragedy in Darfur as soon as possible." A senior Bush administration official said Washington would wait to see whether Khartoum had indeed reversed course. "We are very skeptical that Bashir has agreed to any such thing. We must see the fine print," the official told Reuters. Before the Saudi announcement, U.S. officials from the State, Defense, Treasury and other departments had told Reuters that Washington would "tighten the screws" on Sudan with fresh measures, likely within days. That would include a further limit on dollar transactions, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Beyond slapping travel and banking restrictions on at least three more individuals, including a rebel leader, Washington wants to put more pressure on fragmented rebel groups. "You have to squeeze them all," said a defense official. The United States also aims to pressure Bashir militarily by helping rebuild the forces of the Sudan People's Liberation Army which was at war with the north until a 2005 peace deal. The defense official said military options like a no-fly zone over Darfur -- which Britain wants -- or a forced intervention had been ruled out for now but the Pentagon had done "back of the envelope" estimates on what might be needed.
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