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US ambassador slams UN over Darfur
AP, UNITED NATIONS
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006, Page 6
US Ambassador John Bolton accused the UN and some Security Council members on Monday of moving too slowly toward setting up a UN peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.
Bolton expressed frustration with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and UN officials over the pace of preparation for the mission, which would replace 7,000 African Union (AU) troops. He also said African and Arab diplomats on the Security Council needed to move more quickly.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said UN officials were in talks with African leaders about the force and that planning for the mission "is moving full-steam ahead."
Bolton's criticism came three days after US President George W. Bush backed a larger force for Darfur, where an estimated 180,000 people have died since early 2003.
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