Sudan Refutes U.S. Opposition to Its Entry into U.N. Security CouncilSudan refuted on Sunday the U.S.opposition to its bid to enter the U.N. Security Council."The U.S. keenness on opposition to the legitimate right of any country to join the U.N. Security Council constitutes a setback of the democratic values and justice that are claimed to be guarded by the United States," said a statement issued by the Sudanese government. "This is also a test for the U.N. ability to defend the rights of all its member countries on equal footing," it added. The U.S. Department of State issued a statement on Wednesday declaring the U.S. opposition to Sudan's candidacy for Africa's seat in the Security Council under the pretext that the African country is currently subject to U.N. sanctions and has a bad human right record. The Sudanese statement pointed out that the United States is throwing its weight in the diplomatic war waged against Sudan in an attempt to deprive Sudan of Africa's seat in the Security Council. The United States tries to turn the Sudanese-U.S. dispute into an African-Sudanese or U.N.-Sudanese one, it added. The alleged sanctions against Sudan were imposed unilaterally by the United States which opposes any U.N. attempt to lift the sanctions, according to the Sudanese statement. Mali, one of the three non-permanent members of the Security Council, offered in June 23 a draft resolution on immediate cancellation of the economic and diplomatic sanctions on Sudan. The draft enjoyed the backing of the African, Arab and Non-Allied groups in the United Nations but the United States aborted it. |
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