Sudan’s President Al-Bashir visits Egypt

March 25, 2009 (CAIRO) — Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir arrived in Egypt on Wednesday, two days after his visit to the Eritrea defying an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal against him on March 4.

Bashir was received at the airport by his Egyptian counterpart President Hosni Mubarak.

The two heads of states will hold talks on the ICC arrest warrant and the upcoming Arab summit where Al-Bashir is expected to take part.

The ICC urged the international community to cooperate in the arrest of President Bashir who is accused on crimes against humanity and war crimes. However the decision was criticized by the African and Arab leaders who seek ways to suspend it.

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