Egyptian MPs reject US sanctions against Sudan
26 June, 2007 (CAIRO) — The Egyptian parliament, People’s Assembly, on Tuesday rejected a decision by the US administration to impose sanctions on Sudan.
A statement issued by the Assembly’s committee on Arab affairs accused Washington on acting unfairly and unilaterally. The parliamentary panel statement said the peoples of the region do not find on the ground stances that make them believe in the US policies.
The US adopts double standards that serve its interests, the statement charged.
Peoples of the region have come of age, said the panel, adding that their political awareness helped them know the difference between mere words and sloganeering and action on the ground, the official MENA reported.
Despite US claims of defending human rights, Washington keeps secret prisons in European countries in addition to the infamous Abu-Ghurayb and Guantanamo, the statement read.
The US policy of sanctions to influence other governments’ stances is a flagrant violation of human rights.
Sudan’s national security is part of the Arab national security, the statement concluded.
US president Bush on Tuesday May 29 tightened sanctions on Sudan over what the US terms “genocide” in Darfur and pushed for a tough new UN Security Council resolution to punish the government in Khartoum.
The new sanctions will bar another 31 companies, including oil exporters, from US trade and financial dealings, and take aim at two top Sudanese government officials accused of atrocities there.
(ST)