UN Security Council Considering Lifting Sanctions On Sudan
BBC Monitoring International Reports
Text of report by Sudanese TV on 23rd June
During its session yesterday, the UN Security Council discussed the question of lifting the sanctions imposed on Sudan. The coordinator of the Non-Aligned Movement [NAM] group, Mali, presented a draft resolution on behalf of the group, proposing to lift the sanctions.
During the session, brief interjections were exchanged by member states, at the end of which the chairman of the council decided that the matter required continued consultation among member states, with the aim of reaching a resolution on the question.
The council has thereby officially begun looking into the question of lifting the sanctions, and is awaiting consultations among member states in the next few days, in order to clear up positions and distinguish between those who support the resolution, and those who oppose it.
The NAM group held a meeting before the Security Council session, during which it was briefed by Sudan's permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador al-Fatih Urwah, who said Sudan was proud of the support it was getting from its sisters and friends in the various groups, especially the NAM group, the African group and Arab group. He said this principled stand proved that Sudan's case was a just one. He clarified that Sudan had fulfilled all its obligations as contained in the Security Council resolutions and that it does not see any justification the continued imposition of sanctions.
Source: Sudan TV, Omdurman, in Arabic 1300 gmt 23 Jun 00 |
