Egyptian Parliament Rejects Sanctioning Sudan: "Arab Affairs Committee in the Egyptian Parliament yesterday refused to impose sanctions on Sudan because of the conditions in Darfur. Both Egyptian official and popular leaders rejected the subjection of Sudanese officials to sanctions or international trials, considering that a violation of national sovereignty.
For his part, the Director of the Sudan Affairs Department in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Sabir Mansour, highlighted the strategic relations between Sudan and Egypt and the operative Egyptian peacekeeping role in Sudan. He further underscored the need for rooting out tensions from the region and actualizing stability and development, stressing that Egypt is concerned with building hospitals and schools for the people of Sudan."
For his part, the Director of the Sudan Affairs Department in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Sabir Mansour, highlighted the strategic relations between Sudan and Egypt and the operative Egyptian peacekeeping role in Sudan. He further underscored the need for rooting out tensions from the region and actualizing stability and development, stressing that Egypt is concerned with building hospitals and schools for the people of Sudan."