US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
August 17, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti said that the United States administration will soon decide to remove the country from the list of states that sponsor terrorism.
The Sudanese top diplomat said that the evaluation and assessment process by Washington is now complete.
“The recommendations have now been completed and submitted and 15 days are left from today so the picture becomes clear….This issue will be presented for a decision from the [US] president and then it will be reviewed whether this should be presented to [US] Congress,” Karti said.
Last year the Obama administration promised to de-list Sudan by mid-2011 should it recognizes and facilitates the independence of South Sudan.
Presence on the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list bars a country from receiving U.S. arms exports, controls sales of items with military and civilian applications, limits U.S. aid and requires Washington to vote against loans to the country from international financial institutions.
The de-listing process however, appears to have been stalled by clashes that erupted in South Kordofan between the Sudanese army and Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) units as well Khartoum’s military takeover of Abyei which is a contested oil-rich region that lies on the North-South borders.
As a result Sudanese officials have started to voice frustration at Washington saying that it has not lived up to its promises and that it keeps moving the goalposts.
Two visiting US officials recently including special envoy to Sudan Princeton Lyman and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner received a cool welcome in Khartoum.
Neither Lyman nor Posner have been able to meet with key Sudanese officials in what appeared to be a deliberate move.
Karti has warned in earlier statements that positions taken by some circles within the government in Khartoum may hamper normalization of ties with Washington including a rebuke by the parliament of the Congress.
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Aleu
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
Really, are you kidding me?
The government that, order troops and go door to doors this is a big lies.
Nhomlawda
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
How can Khartoum be dropped from Terror sponsors’ list when it is still supporting terrorists in South Sudan, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan and at the same time unleashing terror on its own citizens in Southern Kordofan, Abyei and Darfur?
Instead sanctions should be tightened till NCP/NIF Islamic Fundamentalists leave power and their National Terrorist Assembly is dismantled and replaced with real representative of the peoples’ assembly.
mohammed ali
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
Nomadha,
Oh dear, do you have terrorist that we supporting. This very new.
If they stragulate , we will stargulate YOU! Donnot cry then!
Sudan virus
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
You are right Admo….
jacob mayen ajuoi
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
Sudan goverment should handover Bashir to ICC before US dropped sudan out of the list of terror.
jan francis
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
Nhomlawda:
I totally agree with you! May the truth come into the light so that men’s dark deeds will be exposed.
There would be no justice is Khartoum were to be dropped from Terrror sponsors list when IT CLEARLY IS still supporting and sanctioning terrorists.
John Gum
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
Arab are buying American with money especial Envoys
Tong Atak
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
I think I will believe it when I see it
Lorolokin
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
Jacob Mayen
you have said it my Brother and this is the right time for Basher to surrender himself for the sake of sudan stability and progress, Why fear Ocampo as a human like him.
kinkak
God Knows
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
OOKK,
There is noway Sudan can be removed from the list. That FM must be lying. It is exactly a fake report by that FM. Where is that FM from? Is it from Khartoum or else where?
You guys should never beleive that. Why do you think Sudan should be dropped from the list of terror when instead Bashir is being indicted and is on search by the ICC.
It is a lie.
God Knows.
sebit
US decision to drop Sudan from terror list imminent: FM
Ali Karti is Dreaming about that along with North sudanese government to see that happen first of all there is reguirement United States needed one of them is to hand over Mr.Bashir to ICC.