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The African states have backed Sudan’s proposal to suspend the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) procedures against President Al Bashir and instead demanded the African Union Commission to submit the decision to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Sudanese Ambassador to South Africa Omar Sidiq has revealed.
The ambassador said in statements to Sudan News Agency the African nations have also forwarded additional suggestion to be endorsed at the summit, adding that the countries suggested formation of a 6-member committee including ministers of foreign to follow up on the issue with members of the Security Council.
The concerned countries include Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Chad Namibia and Rwanda.
Al Bashir’s arrival in Johannesburg Saturday to take part in the AU summit was greeted by calls from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on South Africa to arrest him.
International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said South Africa was under a legal obligation to arrest al-Bashir and surrender him to the court. Her office has been in touch with South African authorities on the Sudanese president’s reported visit, she said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
Brushing the ICC calls aside, the Sudanese Ambassador said that the summit will look at issues related to empowering support the role of African women.
He hoped that the African heads of state in their summit will handle major economic issues, especially agriculture in the continent in addition alarmingly growing terrorism and situations in Somalia and neighboring South Sudan and Libya.
Worth noting that IGAD committee, on the sidelines of the summit, held a separate meeting to debate the conflict in South Sudan.
http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=251147
The ambassador said in statements to Sudan News Agency the African nations have also forwarded additional suggestion to be endorsed at the summit, adding that the countries suggested formation of a 6-member committee including ministers of foreign to follow up on the issue with members of the Security Council.
The concerned countries include Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Chad Namibia and Rwanda.
Al Bashir’s arrival in Johannesburg Saturday to take part in the AU summit was greeted by calls from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on South Africa to arrest him.
International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said South Africa was under a legal obligation to arrest al-Bashir and surrender him to the court. Her office has been in touch with South African authorities on the Sudanese president’s reported visit, she said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
Brushing the ICC calls aside, the Sudanese Ambassador said that the summit will look at issues related to empowering support the role of African women.
He hoped that the African heads of state in their summit will handle major economic issues, especially agriculture in the continent in addition alarmingly growing terrorism and situations in Somalia and neighboring South Sudan and Libya.
Worth noting that IGAD committee, on the sidelines of the summit, held a separate meeting to debate the conflict in South Sudan.
http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=251147
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