سبق صحفي لسودانيزأونلاين- تصريح للمبعوث الأمريكي: لن يُرفع إسم النظام

Thanks much. You are right that the Government in Khartoum met none of the conditions relating to Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. We have informed them that as a result, we are not now proceeding with the process of SST removal. But we remain focused with them on those same issues relating to Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. In this regard, Valerie Amos (OCHA) is arriving in Khartoum today and we hope there may be some movement on international humanitarian access. We have an assessment from FEWSnet that conditions could reach famine status in the two areas by March. I believe this issue will come to head by the end of January and at the AU summit that occurs then. We are mounting an intense international effort to urge the Khartoum government to agree to humanitarian access in the lead up to the summit, with visits to several African countries. Africa opinion can matter greatly in obtaining Khartoum’s agreement