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Sudan protests France's hosting of Darfur rebel chief KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan's state news agency has said the
government has protested France's continued hosting of an exiled
Darfur rebel chief who has been reluctant to enter into peace
talks. The head of the Sudan Liberation Movement, Abdulwahid Elnur, has
been living in France for months. The agency said his residency was
extended to June. The French ambassador to Sudan was summoned to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs on Thursday and asked to justify the decision of
her government to extend Elnur's stay. A diplomat familiar with the
issue confirmed the meeting on condition his name not be used
because of the sensitivity of the matter.
Elnur refuses to enter into peace talks until security is
restored in the violence-ridden region.
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