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| Sudan leader in Cairo for talks | |
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| Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has arrived in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. | |
| It comes as the International Criminal Court is expected to announce soon if it is going to issue an arrest warrant for Mr Bashir for war crimes in Darfur. | It comes as the International Criminal Court is expected to announce soon if it is going to issue an arrest warrant for Mr Bashir for war crimes in Darfur. |
| Mr Mubarak has called for more time for Mr Bashir to negotiate with rebel groups in the western Sudan region. | Mr Mubarak has called for more time for Mr Bashir to negotiate with rebel groups in the western Sudan region. |
| Up to 300,000 people are thought to have died there in a six-year conflict between the government and rebels. | Up to 300,000 people are thought to have died there in a six-year conflict between the government and rebels. |
| If, as expected, the International Criminal Court (ICC) does issue an arrest warrant for Mr Bashir then it will split the international community into two camps. | If, as expected, the International Criminal Court (ICC) does issue an arrest warrant for Mr Bashir then it will split the international community into two camps. |
| Britain, France and the US will be on one side, with the African Union, the Arab League and China on the other. | Britain, France and the US will be on one side, with the African Union, the Arab League and China on the other. |
| Egypt, in line with Arab thinking, believes the arrest warrant would scupper negotiations with the rebel groups, risking further instability on its doorstep. | Egypt, in line with Arab thinking, believes the arrest warrant would scupper negotiations with the rebel groups, risking further instability on its doorstep. |
| That is why Cairo is exerting efforts at both regional and international levels to support the Sudanese government while negotiations are ongoing. | That is why Cairo is exerting efforts at both regional and international levels to support the Sudanese government while negotiations are ongoing. |
| Two weeks ago, Mr Mubarak paid a visit to his French counterpart in Paris calling for more time. | Two weeks ago, Mr Mubarak paid a visit to his French counterpart in Paris calling for more time. |
| The Egyptians want the court to defer the arrest warrant for at least a year to give the Sudanese president space to work. | The Egyptians want the court to defer the arrest warrant for at least a year to give the Sudanese president space to work. |
| But the argument from the West is that it is the threat of indictment that has suddenly concentrated minds in Khartoum and pushed the Bashir government towards ceasefire declarations. | But the argument from the West is that it is the threat of indictment that has suddenly concentrated minds in Khartoum and pushed the Bashir government towards ceasefire declarations. |
| The Sudanese president is guaranteed to hear words of support from Cairo, but he knows that when this arrest warrant comes - as seems increasingly likely - then his freedom to travel further than Cairo will be greatly curtailed. | The Sudanese president is guaranteed to hear words of support from Cairo, but he knows that when this arrest warrant comes - as seems increasingly likely - then his freedom to travel further than Cairo will be greatly curtailed. |