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US, Russia clash over reply on Sudan-South Sudan

Published: 03.12.13, 22:23 / Israel News

The United States and Russia clashed in the UN Security Council on Tuesday over a response to the latest agreements between Sudan and South Sudan on restarting the flow of oil and pulling troops back from their tense border.

 

US Ambassador Susan Rice told reporters after closed council consultations that she blocked a press statement drafted by Russia welcoming these agreements because it ignored the "dire" humanitarian crisis in Sudan's conflict-wracked provinces of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile and the disputed region of Abyei. (AP)

 

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