US Refusing to Give Sudan's De Facto Leader Visa for UN: Diplomatic Sources, UN
Sources said Washington tied Burhan’s UN visa to a 3-month truce as Sudan’s war has killed more than 200,000 people, aid workers estimate.
- The United States is refusing to issue a visa to Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan for his scheduled Thursday address at the UN General Assembly, demanding he accept a 90-day ceasefire first.
- Since April 2023, the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has killed more than 200,000 people, prompting Washington's push for the 90-day truce proposed by Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos.
- While Washington "conditioned the visa on Burhan accepting a three-month truce," Sudanese officials argue the truce would only allow the Rapid Support Forces to regroup and attack.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" by the visa denial, which diplomats call a "clear violation of the UN's agreement with the US"; Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salem represents Sudan in New York.
- This move follows Washington's previous visa refusals for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Iranian delegation members, highlighting tensions over the United States' role as host of the United Nations.
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US withholds visa for African army chief to attend UN after he resists its 90-day ceasefire plan in a war that has killed tens of thousands
The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his planned appearance at the UN General Assembly, with Sudanese and other sources linking the move to Khartoum’s resistance to a US-backed ceasefire plan.
US refusing to give Sudan's de facto leader visa for UN: diplomatic sources, UN
Army chief Burhan, whose army has fought the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, was scheduled to address the UN on Wednesday. He has addressed the assembly before, twice since the war broke out. One diplomatic source said the United States withholding the visa was a "clear violation of the UN's agreement with the US". Another said the United States, which has repeatedly pushed for Sudan truce talks, had "conditioned the visa on…
The United States is retaining the visa of the head of the Army and indeed leader of Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who was supposed to travel to New York to speak at the UN General Assembly this week, in the midst of Cartum's resistance to a 90-day American ceasefire proposal, according to sources heard by Reuters. The dispute threatens to deepen tensions between Washington and the Sudanese Army at a critical time of the civil war, which the Un…
Exclusive-US ties Sudanese army leader's UN visa to ceasefire plan, sources say
Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked to a US-backed ceasefire proposal that Khartoum has resisted.
NEW YORK: The United States refused to grant the Sudanese army commander General Bharhan ' s first entry visa before his intended appearance before the United Nations, in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked to the United States-backed and Khartoum-based ceasefire proposal. This dispute threatens to fuel tension between Washington and the Sudanese army at a crucial moment in [...].
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