BEIJING, Nov 3, SPA -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Friday that his government will not relent on its rejection of U.N. peacekeeping troops for Darfur. Al-Bashir, in Beijing for a landmark summit betweenChinese and African leaders, said allowing U.N. troops into Darfur would lead to a greater number of deaths, likening it to the peacekeeping situation in Iraq. «We refuse to accept the entry of U.N. peacekeepers into Sudan because the impact of our refusal is better than the impact of our acceptance,» al-Bashir said, speaking in Arabic at a news conference. «We dare not think of what the consequences would be of them being there.» His stance came one day after a meeting withChinese President Hu Jintao, who urged Sudan to step up its diplomacy on Darfur.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/400075
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