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US denies visa for Sudan's de facto leader due to address UN

A spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was "deeply concerned" that it had not been issued and was engaging with Washington on the matter.

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00:00Sources are saying that the United States has refused to give Sudan's de facto leader a visa to travel to
00:07New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
00:10General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, whose armies fought the paramilitary rapid support forces since 2023, was scheduled to address the
00:18gathering on Wednesday.
00:19Sudanese and Western sources say Washington has linked the issuing of a visa to his acceptance of a 90-day
00:26ceasefire.
00:27Sudan's UN ambassadors urged the world body to intervene, arguing that it prevents the member state leader from participating in
00:34person.
00:35A spokesperson for UN Chief Antonia Guterres says he's deeply concerned that the visa has not been issued and is
00:41engaging with Washington on the issue.
00:43One diplomatic source says withholding it is a violation of the UN's agreement with the US.
00:49The visa standoff comes as US-Sudan relations deteriorate amid efforts to end the war and threatens to deepen tensions
00:56between them.
00:57It's being reported that Sudan's foreign minister may address the UN instead.
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