US sees eventual Sudan consent to UN Darfur force

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US sees eventual Sudan consent to UN Darfur force

Aug 30, 2006 — By Evelyn Leopold

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan may consent to a U.N. peacekeeping force
in its Darfur region sooner than expected once the Security Council adopts
a resolution authorizing it, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Wednesday.

Despite Khartoum's opposition, the United States and Britain are pushing
for a vote on Thursday on a resolution that would augment an African Union
force immediately with air, engineering and communications support and
authorize a U.N. operation of up to 22,500 troops and police next year.

The six-page, 2,600-word resolution appears to have gained enough support
to pass, despite opposition from Qatar, the only Arab member of the
council. Qatar supports Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who had
raised strong objections.

"I think there is a chicken and an egg situation here," Bolton told reporters.
"Once the resolution is passed, the consent may be forthcoming more rapidly
than people think."

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