Sudan says sanctions threaten comprehensive peace agreement

Jan 29, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanee government has stressed that any move to impose sanctions on Sudan would obstruct the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed last year.

The government further warned on the danger of the international community sending wrong messages which would have a negative influence on the ongoing Darfur peace talks in Abuja.

Speaking on the sidelines of the UN Security Council ministerial meeting discussing the Great Lakes region in New York, the foreign affairs minister, Lam Akol, reiterated the importance of concerned states, in particular the USA and European countries, to play a bigger role in providing financial and logistical assistance to AU troops so as to enable them carry out their mandate in Darfur.

Akol warned that some sides were still dealing with Sudan based on old assumptions and were disregarding the formation of the government of national unity (GNU).

He called on representatives of countries he met to take care by dealing positively with the GNU in order for it to successfully carry out its duties.

(ST)