Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KHARTOUM184
2007-02-07 14:22:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Khartoum
Cable title:
Darfur: Pres. Bashir Speaks to Trade Unionists under
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UNCLAS KHARTOUM 000184
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPKO ELAB SOCI US SU
SUBJECT: Darfur: Pres. Bashir Speaks to Trade Unionists under
Theme of "No to Foreign Intervention"
Ref: a) Khartoum 00181, b) Khartoum 00171
UNCLAS KHARTOUM 000184
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPKO ELAB SOCI US SU
SUBJECT: Darfur: Pres. Bashir Speaks to Trade Unionists under
Theme of "No to Foreign Intervention"
Ref: a) Khartoum 00181, b) Khartoum 00171
1. During a February 6 address to the International Trade Union
Conference at Friendship Hall in Khartoum, President Bashir rejected
the entry of international troops into Sudan. The account, carried
by government-aligned Sudan Vision daily, said Bashir asserted the
Darfur problem could only be solved through dialogue, additional
resources, and further services.
2. Bashir, who spoke in a conference hall adorned with a "No to
Foreign Intervention" banner, told the audience that the government
looked forward to donors fulfilling their pledges for achieving
development and stability in all war and conflict-affected areas if
Sudan. Bashir thanked the Arab League for supporting African Union
forces in Darfur. He also commended China for supporting Sudan in
international courts and in rejecting the use of force, threats, or
sanctions against Sudan by the UN Security Council.
3. Omdurman Sudan Television broadcast on February 6 an account of
the event in Arabic that included a statement by President Bashir
that, "all Western allegations made against Sudan are links in the
chain of an imperialist scheme being concocted against the Arab
nations."
4. On February 7, roughly 100 individuals participated in a brief
protest march from the Ministry of Public Service, Manpower
Development, and Labor to the UNDP Office in Khartoum. The theme
was opposition to foreign intervention in Sudan.
POWERS
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPKO ELAB SOCI US SU
SUBJECT: Darfur: Pres. Bashir Speaks to Trade Unionists under
Theme of "No to Foreign Intervention"
Ref: a) Khartoum 00181, b) Khartoum 00171
1. During a February 6 address to the International Trade Union
Conference at Friendship Hall in Khartoum, President Bashir rejected
the entry of international troops into Sudan. The account, carried
by government-aligned Sudan Vision daily, said Bashir asserted the
Darfur problem could only be solved through dialogue, additional
resources, and further services.
2. Bashir, who spoke in a conference hall adorned with a "No to
Foreign Intervention" banner, told the audience that the government
looked forward to donors fulfilling their pledges for achieving
development and stability in all war and conflict-affected areas if
Sudan. Bashir thanked the Arab League for supporting African Union
forces in Darfur. He also commended China for supporting Sudan in
international courts and in rejecting the use of force, threats, or
sanctions against Sudan by the UN Security Council.
3. Omdurman Sudan Television broadcast on February 6 an account of
the event in Arabic that included a statement by President Bashir
that, "all Western allegations made against Sudan are links in the
chain of an imperialist scheme being concocted against the Arab
nations."
4. On February 7, roughly 100 individuals participated in a brief
protest march from the Ministry of Public Service, Manpower
Development, and Labor to the UNDP Office in Khartoum. The theme
was opposition to foreign intervention in Sudan.
POWERS