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Article: Sudanese VP accuses Western countries of "blowing up" Darfur issue
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 13, 2005
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Sudanese VP accuses Western countries of "blowing up" Darfur issue
CAIRO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Sudanese Vice President Ali
Osman Mohamed Taha on Sunday accused some Western countries of "
blowing up" the crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region out of
proportion.
"The Darfur problem has been blown up out of proportion," Taha
told reporters following a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak.
"It (the Darfur issue) was a typical African problem that stems
from lack of development and service," he said, adding that the
international sanctions imposed against Sudan had worsened the
problem.
The Sudanese vice president also denied claims by the United
States and some other ...