Bush warns Sudan of 'last chance' on Darfur; China, Russia oppose hard line |
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WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - US President George Bush gave Sudan one 'last chance' to live up to agreements aimed at ending what he called 'genocide' in Darfur or face tougher US sanctions and other punishments.Britain said London and Washington would reach out Thursday to other UN Security Council members to craft new UN punitive measures, but veto-wielders China and Russia, as well as South Africa, immediately shot down the plan.Bush, in a speech at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, signaled impatience with UN efforts to quell the violence and criticized Sudan's rebel groups -- but saved his sharpest words for Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir.'The time for promises is over, president Beshir must act,' said the US president. 'If president Beshir does not meet his obligations, the United States will act.'The US president said he was 'looking at what steps the international community can take to deny Sudan's government the ability to fly its military aircraft over Darfur.'tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comafp/jsaCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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