US says no normalisation with Sudan before November elections
June 30, 2008 (WASHINGTON) — The top U.S. official on Africa, Jendayi Frazer, said it was unlikely that talks about normalising relations with the United States would resume before the U.S. elections in November.
“We were very clear from the outset … normalisation depends on results on the ground and clearly things have not improved in Darfur and things have deteriorated in Abyei,” she told reporters on the sidelines of the summit.
Among the terms of Sudan’s 2005 north-south was a distribution of power and of the wealth stemming from Sudan’s oil output of 500,000 barrels per day.
But at least 89 people died in May in clashes between northern and southern forces in Abyei, close to major oilfields coveted by both sides.
“At this point it doesn’t look favourable because they haven’t implemented those agreements,” Reuters reported.
Sudan has appeared optimistic on normalizing ties with the US within a short period of time.
The Sudanese foreign minister Deng Alor told reporters after meeting with Williamson last February that he expects to normalize relations within 4-6 months.
The United States imposed comprehensive economic sanctions on Sudan in 1997 and included it on a list of state sponsors of terrorism. The sanctions have been stiffened subsequently particular in May 2007 when US president Bush issued an executive order barring 31 companies controlled by Sudan from doing business in the U.S. financial system.
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Chameleon Chameleon
US says no normalisation with Sudan before November elections
U.S must understand that the government of Dr. Evil Omar Al Beshir don’t give a damn about westerners. So please U.S talk without yield doesn’t help Darfurians at this crucial time. I wish if i were Bush I could pressure Sudan in order to bring peace to Darfur.
Wene_mangeth
US says no normalisation with Sudan before November elections
better take action than to wsit for the this corrupt,violent and fails government of Omar to makes joke on the united nations and keep the talks of normalizing relations with the US would not be a propaganda.
please Alor be serious to implement the decision at your capacity.