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Sudan firm on UNAMID's exit from country

Spokesperson for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Ali Al-Sadeq and The Chinese ambassador in Sudan Li Lian
Spokesperson for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Ali Al-Sadeq and The Chinese ambassador in Sudan Li Lian
KHARTOUM, July 7 (KUNA) -- The Sudanese government insisted on Tuesday that the UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) had to leave Sudan.
Spokesperson for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Ali Al-Sadeq noted in a press statement that the departure of UNAMID was to take place in stages, as agreed by all parties involved and in accordance to decisions already made by UN Security Council and the African Peace and Security Council. He said he made the Sudanese stance clear to the Chinese ambassador in Sudan Li Lian, who expressed his country's support of Sudan and its national sovereignty.
The ambassador extoled the work done by Sudan, the African Union, and the UN in strategizing UNAMID's exit from Sudan.
UNAMID has been commanding about 26,000 peace-keeping troops in Darfur since 2008. Sudan seeks UNAMID's exit after conflict in Darfur has been scaled back since 2003 due to peace agreements signed by the government of Sudan and armed groups, including the Doha peace accord. (end) hha.ajs