Sudan welcomes Kadhafi’s position on Darfur

TRIPOLI, Libya, Apr 8, 2005 (PANA) — Colonel Muammar Kadhafi Thursday received
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustapha Othman Ismael, who was here to
deliver a message from President Omar Hassan el Bechir expressing
appreciation for the Libyan leader’s opposition to Resolution
1593 recently passed on the Darfur conflict by the UN Security
Council.

In the message, el Bashir expressed deep appreciation for what he
said were the unrelenting efforts of Libyan leader to find a
solution to the crisis in Sudan’s western region of Darfur.

President el Bechir insisted on the need for Kadhafi to continue
such efforts while taking into consideration the resolutions of
the African summit of five – Libya, Nigeria, Sudan, Egypt and
Chad – which held in Libya last 17 October.

The meeting had asked the Libyan leader to contact all parties
concerned and to continue his efforts until a sustainable
solution was found to the issue.

Reacting to the UN Security Council resolution providing for the
ICC to try Darfur war crimes suspects, Kadhafi last Saturday
reiterated his position against foreign interference in the
internal affairs of countries, insisting that Sudanese courts
carry out any such trials.

“The Darfur issue does not come under the purview of the Security
Council. Its decision is null and void in view of the UN Charter
and articles 6 and 7 relating to its mandate. Moreover,
implementation of the decision could only fan the conflict in
Darfur,” the Libyan leader declared.