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Sudan leader considers Arab plan | Sudan leader considers Arab plan |
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The head of the Arab League has met Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir to discuss accusations against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). | |
Amr Moussa said a plan drawn up by the Arab League to solve the crisis had been well received in Khartoum. | Amr Moussa said a plan drawn up by the Arab League to solve the crisis had been well received in Khartoum. |
During a Cairo meeting on Saturday the Arab League condemned the ICC's call to arrest Mr Bashir on war crimes charges. | During a Cairo meeting on Saturday the Arab League condemned the ICC's call to arrest Mr Bashir on war crimes charges. |
ICC lawyers say Mr Bashir must answer charges of genocide over the violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. | ICC lawyers say Mr Bashir must answer charges of genocide over the violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. |
The Arab League said the ICC's move was "unbalanced". | The Arab League said the ICC's move was "unbalanced". |
Trial call | Trial call |
Mr Moussa flew to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Sunday to meet Mr Bashir. | Mr Moussa flew to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Sunday to meet Mr Bashir. |
"In so far as work is concerned, we had very, very serious discussions for the duration [of] a little less than two hours," Mr Moussa said. | "In so far as work is concerned, we had very, very serious discussions for the duration [of] a little less than two hours," Mr Moussa said. |
He said he would meet Arab League ministers again on Monday and was confident that progress would be made. | He said he would meet Arab League ministers again on Monday and was confident that progress would be made. |
Mr Moussa did not reveal any details of the Arab League's plan, but the organisation called for Sudan to hold credible trials for those accused of war crimes in Darfur. | Mr Moussa did not reveal any details of the Arab League's plan, but the organisation called for Sudan to hold credible trials for those accused of war crimes in Darfur. |
ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has asked the court for a warrant for Mr Bashir on suspicion of masterminding crimes against humanity in the region. | ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has asked the court for a warrant for Mr Bashir on suspicion of masterminding crimes against humanity in the region. |
Mr Moreno-Ocampo accused Mr Bashir of running a campaign of genocide that killed 35,000 people outright, at least another 100,000 through a "slow death" and forced 2.5 million to flee their homes in Darfur. | Mr Moreno-Ocampo accused Mr Bashir of running a campaign of genocide that killed 35,000 people outright, at least another 100,000 through a "slow death" and forced 2.5 million to flee their homes in Darfur. |
Meanwhile, the African Union is preparing to meet in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to discuss the implications of Mr Bashir's possible indictment. | Meanwhile, the African Union is preparing to meet in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to discuss the implications of Mr Bashir's possible indictment. |
The meeting was requested by the Sudanese government. | The meeting was requested by the Sudanese government. |
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