Sudan approves UN-AU hybrid operation in Darfur

Published: August 1, 2007, 3:53 pm

2007-08-02 02:52:28 Print KHARTOUM, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — The Sudanese government announced on Wednesday its approval of UN Security Council Resolution 1769 on a hybrid peacekeeping operation to be jointly conducted by the world body and the African Union (AU) in the country’s western region of Darfur. Foreign Minister Lam Akol made the acceptance of a 26,000-strong UN-AU hybrid force for Darfur at a press conference on Wednesday, a day after the UN Security Council unanimously voted to adopt the resolution. “We announce our acceptance of the resolution,” Akol told the journalists, adding the Sudanese government would cooperate with the UN and AU for the implementation of the Resolution 1769. The newly approved resolution reaffirms a “strong commitment” to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Sudan, and to the cause of peace. It also expresses UN’s determination to

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