Reuters: Sudan Rejects U.S. Referendum Incentives
A package of
incentives offered by Washington to ensure the smooth holding of a
referendum on whether south Sudan should secede from the north amounts
to interference in Sudan's affairs, a ruling party official said on
Wednesday.
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday offered incentives including restoring full diplomatic relations and allowing some non-oil trade and investment if Sudan held the January 9, 2011 referendums on south Sudan and the disputed Abyei region on time and agreed principles on post-referendum issues such as wealth sharing and the border between north and south.
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The U.S. State Department on Tuesday offered incentives including restoring full diplomatic relations and allowing some non-oil trade and investment if Sudan held the January 9, 2011 referendums on south Sudan and the disputed Abyei region on time and agreed principles on post-referendum issues such as wealth sharing and the border between north and south.
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