Sudan says no decision made on Bashir’s attendance at AU summit in Kampala
July 10, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan has yet to determine the level of its participation in the African Union (AU) summit that will take place this month in the Ugandan capital, the foreign minister said.
Uganda is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which issued an arrest warrant for Bashir on charges of war crimes in Darfur and therefore has a legal obligation to apprehend him should he set foot in the country.
Afterwards, Kampala said that Musevini was misquoted and that Bashir was already invited to the summit. Sudanese officials have said they will demand relocating the AU conference to another country.
Sudan insists that all African nations must abide by an AU resolution adopted a year ago stating that member states, even signatories to ICC statute, shall not arrest Bashir if he visits. Several African states however, have backed away from the decision and warned the Sudanese president to stay away from events on their territories.
The top diplomat in Sudan Ali Karti told the official news agency (SUNA) that the misunderstanding with Kampala has been resolved and noted the recent visit by Ugandan state minister for foreign affairs Isaac Musumba in which he re-invited Bashir to the summit.
“[The] Ugandan envoy came with explanations that were convincing to the President of the Republic, and accepted the clarifications and apologies, Sudan will participate positively at the African Union summit in Kampala , but has not yet decided who would take part and level of participation ” Karti said.
Last month the Sudanese presidential adviser Bona Malwal said that it is unlikely that his boss will be present in Kampala “because of presidential commitments in forming a government in the coming days and other pressing national matters”.
Bashir, the only sitting head of state wanted by the ICC, has had to choose his trips carefully but he has made a point of traveling to friendly nations in the Middle East and Africa, including Saudi Arabia, Libya and Eritrea and others that are not members of the court.
He has skipped a couple of invitations for conferences that were held in Uganda last year.
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Sudan says no decision made on Bashir’s attendance at AU summit in Kampala
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Sudan says no decision made on Bashir’s attendance at AU summit in Kampala
Dear readers,southerners and Northerners.
i am here telling you that be cool about Bashir,s arrest because you are all none ICC members,even if you are Southerners or northerners from Sudan you could n,t have responsibility of taking him to court.So be cool down and watch him just instead you always make noise on him when you hear meeting or invitation of him .Come to my conclusion , i could insure you that let president of Sudan Omar solve his country,s problem before he went to court or before his arrest because he knew already.Second to that he know that there will be no way for him to escape his arrest so that is why he always refused to move any how or to any country before those problem.Third to that you must to be active by not voting unity because money will be in the south next year after referendum and even if there is war or no separation and that will be the time for you if you wants a lot of money like me.Fourth to that be aware that causes of war are hidden behind referendum ,us and Garang de Mabior will come again from his dead and fight back and if not then there is you and i plus SPLA but not included your mum or sister.
and thanks you
by: Machiiiiiiiiiiiine Gidaaaaaaaaaam Yinaaaaaaaaaak