Chirac and the Darfour

04.09.2007


Jacques Chirac threatens Sudan State of sanctions about the Darfour situation.




At the time of a meeting organized by the collective « Urgency Darfour » last week, the president reiterated that he wants to see the deployment of an international force in the area.

The ‘' honor of the international community is concerned" in Darfour, estimates Jacques Chirac, who summoned Tuesday March 20 at the evening the government of Khartoum to respect her engagements under penalty of sanctions. "It is necessary that the Sudaneses hear the voice of the international community", affirms Jacques Chirac in a message read by the philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy at a public meeting organized by the collective Urgence Darfour, with Reciprocity in Paris. "France will not slacken its diplomatic effort, but it will not be satisfied by words!", the Head of the State prevents. "I say it solemnly: if the exactions continue, if the word is not respected, the Security Council will not have an other choice to adopt sanctions ", adds Jacques Chirac, reiterating a call launched by the European Union ;

200.000 deads ; This is the bilan of the invasion… With the eyes of the French president, "all must be done by the force of UN and African Union", to which the Sudanese government remains hostile, "can be spread in Darfour". "It goes from there from the fate and of the life of hundreds of thousands of women, men and children" and "stability of Africa", Jacques Chirac affirms, whose remarks were applauded by the entire congres. "It goes from there from the honor of the international community which cannot remain inert when essence is concerned", the Head of the State insists, inviting not to forget "the lessons of the genocides and the crimes against the humanity of the XXe century, which haunt our consciences". The collective Urgence Darfour organized this meeting to challenge the candidates with the presidential election on the fate of this area of Sudan in prey since 2003 with a civil war whose assessment is considered at 200.000 died and more than two million of moved. The conflict opposes rebellious groups resulting from the black population of Darfour to Arab militia supported militarily by the government of Khartoum. Urgence Darfour includes/understands in particular Rwandan « Communauté association of France », the national Federation of Franco-African associations, B' nai B' rith France, Licra, S.O.S Racism and the Union of the Jewish students of France.