Erwa said the Sudanese government had "no problem" with the expanded mandate for the monitoring force spelled out by Pronk, and he reiterated that increasing its strength was "fine with us."
"Whether it is 300 or 3,000, if it helps, that's fine," Erwa said late Wednesday.
But Erwa reiterated that Sudan opposes an international force with another mandate, for example to disarm militias, because that could lead to military confrontations.
Pronk said he was "very pleased" with Erwa's statements and said "I anticipate a positive reaction" from the Sudanese government.
The UN envoy and council ambassadors said the expect the council to continue discussing the report and in the coming weeks to draft a new resolution to keep up the pressure on the government.
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