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Sudan, South Sudan face sanctions if they don’t comply with AU demands
“There were some members who either need more time to get guidance from their capitals or who are skeptical of the wisdom of going directly to a resolution,” Rice said. “This is extremely urgent.”
Council diplomats said privately that China and Russia, which are usually reluctant to impose sanctions on any nation, had expressed reluctance to threaten the two Sudans with punitive measures. Beijing has traditionally acted as Khartoum’s protector on the Security Council.
Khartoum: Deadlines Need Adjustment
Khartoum’s U.N. Ambassador Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman told reporters that any council resolution on the conflict should direct its threats at South Sudan.
“We have been the victim during this last aggression,” he said, adding that any U.N. measures should be “directed to the culprit, to the aggressor, not to the victim.”
Osman added that the deadlines in the AU communique and the draft resolution needed to be changed.
“The time frame contained in the communique needs to be adjusted because it’s very short to adhere to,” he said.
