Egypt’s Islamists want summit on Sudan
CAIRO, Egypt, August 01, 2004 (UPI) — Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement Sunday called for an emergency Arab summit to discuss the crisis in Sudan.
The head of the group, Mohammad Mehdi Akef, said in a statement the deteriorating conditions in Sudan and the possibility of foreign intervention in the country called for convening an urgent summit of Arab leaders.
He said events were “moving quickly and could lead to foreign intervention in Sudan, which would have its effects on pan-Arab national security.”
The Islamic leader’s call came two days after the U.N. Security Council issued a resolution that gave the Sudanese government 30 days to restore peace in the troubled Darfur region in western Sudan.
About 50,000 people have been killed and one million left homeless in ethnic fighting in Darfur, which the Sudanese government has blamed on rebels.