ICC Arrest Warrant Issued For Sudanese President

ICC Arrest Warrant Issued For Sudanese President Bashir

Gordon Duguid

Acting Deputy Department Spokesman, Office of the Spokesman

Bureau of Public Affairs

Washington, DC

March 4, 2009

The United States is strongly committed to the pursuit of peace in Sudan and believes those who have committed atrocities should be held accountable for their crimes.

We urge the Government of Sudan, armed rebel groups, and all other concerned parties to exercise restraint in responding to this development and to ensure the safety and security of vulnerable Sudanese populations, international civilians, and peacekeepers on the ground.

The United States will continue to support efforts to ease the suffering of the Sudanese people and to promote a just and durable peace. We remain committed to full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that brought an end to the conflict between North and South Sudan. We will also continue to support UN/AU Mediator Bassole’s efforts to achieve a permanent cessation of hostilities and a political settlement that will end the humanitarian crisis and bring lasting peace to Darfur.

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