§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what international initiatives are being made to resolve(a) the war and (b) other problems in Sudan. [15412]
§ Mr. HanleyThe main international initiative to settle the war in Sudan was launched in 1994 by the Inter-Governmental Authority for Drought and Development—comprising Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and Uganda—which we have fully supported. At the UN, the UK has been active in securing the passage of resolutions critical of Sudan's human rights record and appointing a special rapporteur. The UN Security Council passed a resolution on 31 January calling on Sudan to hand over to Ethiopia three men suspected of involvement in the assassination attempt of President Mubarak of Egypt last year.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made to the Government of Sudan about the sponsorship of terrorism outside Sudan. [15414]
§ Mr. HanleyWe have repeatedly raised with Sudan the matter of it harbouring extremist organisation. My right hon. and learned Friend the Foreign Secretary expressed our concern to the Sudanese ambassador in September last year. The UN Security Council, under UK chairmanship, unanimously passed a resolution on 31 January calling on the Sudanese Government to desist from engaging in activities of assisting, supporting and facilitating terrorist activities. It also called on them to give up to the Ethiopian authorities three suspects implicated in the assassination attempt on President Mubarak of Egypt.