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- Oct 17, 2012
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In the news, US president Barack Obama renewed the 17-year sanctions on Sudan, saying Khartoum continues to pose an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the national security and foreign policy of his country.
Obama referred to the 1997 president Clinton decision imposing sanctions on Sudan for alleged support to terrorism and another decision taken by President Bush in April 2007 expanding the sanctions because of Darfur conflict.
The imposed sanctions prohibit trade, credits and loans to the Sudan and blocks assets held of the government and certain officials in the United States.
Washington has admitted several times Sudan’s cooperation in the fight against terrorism, but maintained the sanctions citing, South Sudan, Darfur, Abyei, South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
After the secession of South Sudan in July 2011, Khartoum expected some steps will be taken to normalise lift the sanctions, but Washington demanded to end Darfur conflict and to allow humanitarian access to civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan where the Sudanese army is fighting against the rebel SPLM-N.
Two months ago The United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced that it has introduced some changes to a rule issued last year that allowed Sudanese students and professors to participate in exchange programmes and receive scholarships.
The Sudanese government condemned the US President's decision to renew the economic sanctions on Sudan for another year, describing the decision as unfair and reaffirming the influence of Jewish lobbies on the American decision.
Sudan said that Washington did not observe Khartoum’s commitment to its undertakings and has continued to put far-fetched new conditions whenever Khartoum has met these measures or not.
However, the actual victims of those sanctions are the Sudanese people and not the government as it prevents the citizens from fundamental rights.
However, the US last circular points to specific issues i.e. (South Kordofan, the Blue Nile and Darfur), human rights, and humanitarian assistance access to conflict areas.
It is for the interest of Sudan to resolve those issues, not because the US demands that, but because the Sudanese desire to settle it.
We should consider the issues raised by the US as our own issue and to exert all efforts to resolve it being raised by the US Administration or not.
We should neglect the US Administration demands and go ahead in achieving peace through dialogue, along with respecting human rights, press freedoms, rule of law, just wealth and power sharing.
If we manage to make that then we will create a unified internal front that will force the US to lift its sanctions without being asked.
Obama referred to the 1997 president Clinton decision imposing sanctions on Sudan for alleged support to terrorism and another decision taken by President Bush in April 2007 expanding the sanctions because of Darfur conflict.
The imposed sanctions prohibit trade, credits and loans to the Sudan and blocks assets held of the government and certain officials in the United States.
Washington has admitted several times Sudan’s cooperation in the fight against terrorism, but maintained the sanctions citing, South Sudan, Darfur, Abyei, South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
After the secession of South Sudan in July 2011, Khartoum expected some steps will be taken to normalise lift the sanctions, but Washington demanded to end Darfur conflict and to allow humanitarian access to civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan where the Sudanese army is fighting against the rebel SPLM-N.
Two months ago The United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced that it has introduced some changes to a rule issued last year that allowed Sudanese students and professors to participate in exchange programmes and receive scholarships.
The Sudanese government condemned the US President's decision to renew the economic sanctions on Sudan for another year, describing the decision as unfair and reaffirming the influence of Jewish lobbies on the American decision.
Sudan said that Washington did not observe Khartoum’s commitment to its undertakings and has continued to put far-fetched new conditions whenever Khartoum has met these measures or not.
However, the actual victims of those sanctions are the Sudanese people and not the government as it prevents the citizens from fundamental rights.
However, the US last circular points to specific issues i.e. (South Kordofan, the Blue Nile and Darfur), human rights, and humanitarian assistance access to conflict areas.
It is for the interest of Sudan to resolve those issues, not because the US demands that, but because the Sudanese desire to settle it.
We should consider the issues raised by the US as our own issue and to exert all efforts to resolve it being raised by the US Administration or not.
We should neglect the US Administration demands and go ahead in achieving peace through dialogue, along with respecting human rights, press freedoms, rule of law, just wealth and power sharing.
If we manage to make that then we will create a unified internal front that will force the US to lift its sanctions without being asked.
