US Power No Longer Imposed on Others

Republic of Sudan Ambassador to the United Nations Daffallah Al Haj has challenged a statement made by the SPLM-N. He said the statement was dangerous to peace and security between North and South Sudan., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.

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US and Russian envoys traded swipes at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday over proposed statements about peace progress in Sudan and South Sudan.

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, president of the Security Council this month, said he proposed a short statement to welcome progress made by Sudan and South Sudan in the past few days as work continued on the broader U.S. statement.

Speaking to reporter, the Russian envoy has accused Rice of leaking the minutes of closed door sessions to media and toughness with Security Council envoys.

"Ambassador Rice chose to spill out to the media some confidential conversations we had today and actually did it in a bizarre way from what I hear," Churkin told reporters.

The Russia's U.N. envoy accused the U.S. ambassador of bizarre behaviour and making outlandish claims. It was the latest in a series of tense public exchanges between Moscow and Washington.

"Trying to find all sorts of ulterior motives and come up with various outlandish accusations is not the best way to deal with your partners on the Security Council. I know it's not a good way to deal with the Russian delegation," he said.

Rice said the proposed Russian statement did not include any reference to Sudan's conflict-ridden border states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, a stalled process to determine the final status of disputed territory Abyei or cross border incidents, including air strikes by Sudan in South Sudanese territory.

US envoy has insisted on employing the international body for political gains at the expense of Sudan, but against her wishes the statement was issue to hail the Sudanese-South Sudanese agreement.

Sudan's U.N. Ambassador Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman said there was no reason for any member of the Security Council to block a statement that was encouraging to Sudan and South Sudan.

Rice is trying to impose her will on the other members who are fed up with frequent impartial resolutions and biases against Sudan.

Although they are political considerations within Security Council, it has become clear for the South Sudan government that Mrs Rice cannot achieve triumph over other members to pass a resolution in favour of South Sudan.

President Salva Kiir is convinced that normalization ties with Sudan is dispensable and that Washington despite it hostility insist on keeping the current Sudanese government in power to main the political equation balanced.

The opposition is seeking to come to power by all means, but Washington has political considerations that cannot be ignored. It believes that the Sudanese opposition is weaker to govern a country with its vast area and complicated issues.