09 June, 2010

Uganda invites al-Bashir to summit - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Uganda invites al-Bashir to summit - Africa - Al Jazeera English: "NEWS AFRICA
Uganda invites al-Bashir to summit

Al-Bashir�travelled to several countries, including Libya,�since�the arrest warrant�[AFP]
Uganda has backtracked on a decision to bar the Sudanese president from the African Union�(AU) summit in Kampala next month, saying�Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes, has actually been invited.

'The ministry of foreign affairs would like to clarify ... President Bashir of Sudan was actually invited for the AU summit,' Uganda said in a statement on Monday.

'The Sudanese embassy in Kampala has confirmed that they received and sent the invitation letter to Khartoum,' the�note read.

The ministry said in its statement�that�all African heads of state have been invited for the July summit except 'those who were suspended from the AU for specific reasons'."

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