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US reviewing visa for Sudan's Bashir
Source: Agence France-Presse
US reviewing visa for Sudan's Bashir
(AFP) – 1 day ago
WASHINGTON — The United States was stuck on the horns of a dilemma Thursday, mulling whether to grant a visa to indicted war crimes suspect Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir amid growing pressure to bar him from a UN summit.
"There are a variety of considerations in play with respect to President Bashir's visa request, including the outstanding warrant for his arrest," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said.
But she refused to discuss all the considerations publicly, with Bashir sought by the International Criminal Court to face charges of genocide in the war-torn Darfur region.
Bashir's request for a visa to travel to New York for next week's UN General Assembly has embarrassed the US government and the United Nations.
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(AFP) – 1 day ago
WASHINGTON — The United States was stuck on the horns of a dilemma Thursday, mulling whether to grant a visa to indicted war crimes suspect Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir amid growing pressure to bar him from a UN summit.
"There are a variety of considerations in play with respect to President Bashir's visa request, including the outstanding warrant for his arrest," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said.
But she refused to discuss all the considerations publicly, with Bashir sought by the International Criminal Court to face charges of genocide in the war-torn Darfur region.
Bashir's request for a visa to travel to New York for next week's UN General Assembly has embarrassed the US government and the United Nations.
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