Chinese leaders and officials are working hard towards the early resolution of the Darfur issue.

ECONOMIST: Staying the course

Ambassador GUIJIN: (Through Translator) That means that none of the countries in the world is going to link the Olympic games with the Darfur issue.

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While we have each participated in our own way in building an advocacy movement around Darfur, it has been the high-school and college students who have made Darfur a political issue too important to be ignored, and who are now preparing similar campaigns for Congo.

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European nations also persuaded the U.S. to abstain from a United Nations Security Council vote last year that sent the issue of Darfur, Sudan, to the International Criminal Court.

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The crisis in Darfur is expected to be a key issue on the agenda when the African Union holds its summit early next week.

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The Arab League has also taken a belated interest in Darfur, scheduling an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers to discuss the issue.

ECONOMIST: Arab foreign policy

Mr. ELSAMANI: The sanctions definitely will have an effect affecting the development in the south, it will affect the development in Darfur, it will affect the financial capability of the government to address the cause and the roots of the issue.

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