Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Bush warns Sudan govt of 'last chance' on Darfur

US President George W. Bush on Wednesday bluntly warned that Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir had one "last chance" to help end violence in Darfur or face tougher US sanctions and other punishments.

"The time for promises is over, President Beshir must act," Bush said in remarks at the Holocaust Museum in Washington. "If President Beshir does not meet his obligations, the United States will act."

The US president noted that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was in talks with Bashir on the deployment of peacekeepers to Darfur, and warned: "President Beshir should take the last chance by responding to the secretary-general's efforts and to meet the just demands of the international community." Read more >>>

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