Darfur Activists Deplore Closer Ties With Khartoum - Inter Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 1 (IPS) - Washington's recent move to "normalise" relations with Sudan is being called a "capitulation" by critics.

The Sudan Times reported that "The United States of America is positioning itself to become ‘friends’ with the Government of Sudan, seeing this approach as the best way to improve the situation in Darfur and reach a political settlement," according to a closed briefing given by Special Envoy Scott Gration at the U.S. State Department on Apr. 20.

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