Sudan: Denmark, UK, France Back U.S. Proposal to Expand Sudan Arms Embargo – China, Russia Oppose

New York / Khartoum — A US proposal to expand the arms embargo on Darfur to cover drones and the whole of Sudan has prompted widespread reactions among representatives of countries taking part in Monday’s UN Security Council session on Sudan. Representatives of Denmark, Britain, and France backed the US proposal, while China, Russia, and Sudan’s UN representative opposed it. Sudan’s army chief and head of the Sovereignty Council, Abdelfattah El Burhan, meanwhile, played down the potential impact…