Sudan permanent envoy to UN Ambassador Abdelmahmoud Abdelhalim considers the killing of the Chinese oil workers by the Justice and Equality movement as a way of hampering peace.

Foreign Minister Deng Alor loaded the US Administration with responsibility for lag in US-Sudan relations during the past period, describing the relations as mostly at a standstill excepting some developments such as the humanitarian aid efforts.

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A Sudanese official today cautioned that if the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issue an arrest warrant for president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir it will have repercussions on peace agreements.

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In yet another heinous act of terror, the JEM rebel group has killed 5 of the 9 Chinese oil workers who they recently kidnapped. These innocent hostages were abducted in South Kordofan on the 18^th of October where they were doing work for the Greater Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), a syndicate of companies headed by CNPC. Sudan deplores and condemns in the strongest possible terms this gruesome murder and the relentless criminal behavior that the rebels perpetually indulge in, and extends its condolences to the families of the victims. We call on the world to act decisively and swiftly in this matter.