Arab League opposes sanctions against Sudan [Archives:2004/763/Front Page]

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August 12 2004
7 # n           . @ @ @ @ <br> J <br> T T X x @   * A   A – Locals walk through water as they carry goods across a flooded riverbed known as a wadi near Biltine in eastern Chad August 8.	REUTERS<br> u g {yy p0dž {^́ Jc  D $ DL LJ   ` y 	ۀ Of <br> @ ! <br> <br> U F 	 	 	 T #!#*+Z+[+_./-/47:< < < <<<<<<<<= = = = =<br>=U=V=W=X=Y=Z=[=^=_=`=a=b=d=f=g=h=i=j=k=l=m=n=o=p=q=x=z={=|=}==========================?L L LTx x x  H H ( F G ( H H ( d ‘ ` =/ R @ H -:LaserWriter 8 <br> New York E [ f – front1-1.txt bassam ahmad bassam ahmad ‘/><figcaption>7 # n           . @ @ @ @ <br> J <br> T T X x @   * A   A – Locals walk through water as they carry goods across a flooded riverbed known as a wadi near Biltine in eastern Chad August 8.	REUTERS<br> u g {yy p0dž {^́ Jc  D $ DL LJ   ` y 	ۀ Of <br> @ ! <br> <br> U F 	 	 	 T #!#*+Z+[+_./-/47:< < < <<<<<<<<= = = = =<br>=U=V=W=X=Y=Z=[=^=_=`=a=b=d=f=g=h=i=j=k=l=m=n=o=p=q=x=z={=|=}==========================?L L LTx x x  H H ( F G ( H H ( d ‘ ` =/ R @ H -:LaserWriter 8 <br> New York E [ f – front1-1.txt bassam ahmad bassam ahmad </figcaption></figure></div></td></tr></table><b><i>By Peter Willems<br>Yemen Times Staff</i></b><br>After an emergency meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers last Sunday, the Arab League said it opposes sanctions against Sudan that might be implemented by the United Nations if the Sudanese government does not disarm militias in the western Darfur region. <br>The Arab League said sanctions “would only result in negative efforts for the whole Sudanese people and complicate the crisis in Darfur.” <br>The Foreign Ministers also rejected Western interference by sending troops to help bring peace to the crisis area. Australia and Great Britain have said that they are willing to send forces to Darfur if needed. <br>On July 30, the UN Security Council passed a resolution that gave the Sudanese government 30 days to disarm the Janjaweed, a militant group accused of killing thousands of people in the Darfur area, or economic and diplomatic measures would be taken against the country. The Arab League requested the United Nations to give Sudan more time to end the Darfur humanitarian crisis. <br>Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi said that the meeting in Cairo showed that Arab and African states are committed to supporting Sudan to deal with the Darfur issue. He also emphasized the importance of preventing foreign interference. <br>Last week Al-Qirbi urged the international community to support the Sudanese government to “quickly restore security and stability in Darfur.”<br>The violence erupted 18 months ago when minority tribes rose up against the government demanding an equal share of national development and protection for the local population. Arab militias, allegedly backed by the government, are accused of killing over 30,000 and driving at least one million people from their villages. <br>Refugees have reported that the Janjaweed fighters have slaughtered men, raped women and have looted their villages during assaults. <br>This week the Sudanese government agreed to work with the United Nations to end the violence. Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Ismail and UN envoy Jan Pronk put together an action plan, which includes the government securing specific villages, routes and convoys and setting up safe areas for displaced people. The bi-lateral agreement follows the UN schedule that action must be taken in 30 days. <br>“We plan to implement [the UN resolution]. We think we can do it,” said Ismail. “We are not the party that created the problems there. We didn't start the war. But despite this, we feel that we are capable of solving this problem. The main element to solve the problem is the Sudanese themselves.” <br>The Sudanese government also agreed to participate in peace talks in Nigeria later this month. Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigerian President and Chairman of the African Union, offered to host the talks between the government and representatives of the rebels. <br>Previous talks between the Sudanese government and rebels failed last month. <br>The African Union has offered to send up to 2,000 troops as peacekeepers and to protect ceasefire monitors in Darfur. The Sudanese government has said that it would accept African troops to protect monitors but would take on the responsibility of establishing peace with its own troops. <br>The Arab League asked its African members – Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia – to participate in monitoring the ceasefire.<br>Earlier this month, the Yemeni government said that it will not send troops to Iraq to assist stabilizing the country while the US-led coalition forces remain in Iraq. The government's position on sending troops to the war-torn country came soon after Saudi Arabia announced its proposal encouraging Muslim forces to help bring peace to Iraq where violence continues.<br />——<br />[archive-e:763-v:13-y:2004-d:2004-08-12-p:front]							</div>
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