The convening and
participation in the Istanbul Conference to discuss Sudan debt cancellation and to provide
economic and financial assistance to its regime clearly contradicts the
commitments of the participant countries to protect and safeguard human rights,
justice and accountability. The leaders of
the regime, for which this conference is planned, are convicted of war crimes and
genocide, using food as a weapon in Nuba Mountains / South Kordofan and Blue
Nile, targeting innocent civilians by indiscriminate aerial and ground
bombardments, and suppressing and confiscating all freedoms.
The countries of the European
Union and Norway,
who are playing a vital role in the organization of this conference, are
democratic countries that need to uphold their democratic values and
commitments. The United Nations, which is
also taking part in this conference, is the same organization that referred the
case of Darfur to the ICC that eventually indicted the leaders of the Sudan regime
for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. The perplexing question is how these countries
and organizations that want the leaders of the Sudan regime for war crimes and
genocide can organize such an economic conference to help the same leaders to
continue committing the same crimes. On
the other hand, such a conference raises a number of questions about the
seriousness of these countries and their commitment to their own decisions and
the values they promote nationally and internationally.
We regret even the thought of
convening the Istanbul Conference to help the genocidal regime in Khartoum, and we call on
all legislators, civil society organizations and political parties in these
countries to mount their objection to such a conference. We also call upon all
Sudanese especially in Europe and particularly in Norway,
Brussels (the headquarters of the EU), Germany, Britain
and France,
to campaign against this conference, which will prolong the suffering of the
Sudanese people in general and especially the civilians in the war affected
areas if it takes place at the end of this month.
We are pleased by and
appreciate the position of the United
States of America regarding this conference.
Yasir Arman
Secretary General, SPLM-N
Secretary for Foreign
Relations, SRF
March 5, 2012
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