U.N. Vote on Sudan Hinges on China
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UNITED NATIONS - A U.N. Security Council vote on whether to threaten sanctions against Sudan hinged on China and other opponents who fear that the specter of punishment could ruin efforts to end a crisis that has killed more than 50,000 and spawned 1.2 million refugees...
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China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan over the strife in its Darfur region, as an advocacy group called on Beijing to take more action to pressure Khartoum.
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Sudan may consent to a U.N.   peacekeeping force in its Darfur region sooner than expected   once the Security Council adopts a resolution authorizing it,   U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Wednesday.
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KHARTOUM, Sep 23, 2004 (SUNA) -- The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nagib Al-Khair Abdul-Wahab, [photo] has expressed appreciation of the Sudanese government and people to the stance of China in support of Sudan in the Security Council.
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The UN Security Council edged closer to a crucial vote on the North Korea missile tests amid signs of compromise, with all eyes on China, which has threatened to veto any mandatory punitive action against its Pyongyang ally.
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As the month-end deadline nears for Sudan to disarm the mostly Arab pro-government militias in Darfur, the United Nations and Western powers are in a dilemma over how far to go to stop the killing in an African country.
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China is threatening to veto a  revised U.S. draft resolution that would consider U.N.  sanctions against Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum does not  rein in marauding militia fighters in its Darfur region,  diplomats reported on Wednesday.
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Sharp differences emerged on Monday  between Sudan and the international community over the purpose  of an upcoming conference world powers say is aimed at pushing  for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
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Sudanese and U.N. officials point at possible compromise over U.N. peacekeeping efforts for Darfur
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The United States distributed a draft U.N. resolution Wednesday that threatens consideration of sanctions on Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum fails to stem violence in the Darfur region of Sudan or blocks the deployment of thousands of African monitors.
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Sudan blunted U.S. pressure to accept  U.N. troops in Darfur, sidelining Washington's top diplomat on  Africa on Monday ahead of a critical U.N. Security Council  debate on taming Sudan's violent western region.
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Their clocks are set on Beijing time, they use state-of-the-art equipment and Â most of all Â they are welcome by the Sudanese government. In just about everything, the Chinese peacekeeping contingent in Darfur is strikingly different from the rest of the U.N. mission here.
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China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan and said new sanctions would only complicate efforts to implement a U.N. peace plan for strife-torn Darfur.
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The United States and its allies  are expected to face opposition from Russia and China in the  U.N. Security Council for targeted sanctions to pressure  government, militia and rebel forces to end the bloodshed in  Sudan's Darfur region.
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UNITED NATIONS : UN Security Council nations met to look for common ground on a disputed US draft resolution pressing Sudan to rein in the Arab militias behind the bloodshed in Darfur.
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A Dec. 31 deadline is set for an accord to end the region&#39;s 21-year civil war. By EVELYN LEOPOLD. NAIROBI, KENYA - Staking its prestige on Sudan&#39;s troubled peace process, the UN Security Council met away from
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The United States is expected to  distribute on Tuesday a revised version of its U.N. resolution  on Sudan, but retain a threat of sanctions if Khartoum does not  stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats said.