Sudan: Sudan has rejected renewed claims by the United States representative before the UN Security Council regarding the Sudanese Armed Forces' alleged use of chemical weapons. In a statement before the Council, Sudan's Charg© d'Affaires at the Permanent Mission to the UN, Minister Plenipotentiary Ammar Mohamed Mahmoud, emphasized the lack of evidence provided by the US government to support their claims.
According to Sudan News Agency, Mahmoud pointed out that neither the Sudanese Embassy in Washington nor the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague has received any evidence from the US. Both Sudan and the United States are members of the Executive Council of the OPCW. Mahmoud highlighted past instances of similar US claims, referencing the 1998 destruction of a Sudanese pharmaceutical factory by the US, which was later proven to be based on incorrect information. Compensation was paid to the factory owner after it was confirmed that the factory was not producing chemical weapons.
Mahmoud further reminded the Council of a previous scenario where a US Secretary of State confidently asserted the existence of weapons of mass destruction in another country, which led to an invasion based on false claims. Sudan urged the Security Council to handle such allegations responsibly and objectively, emphasizing the importance of relying on factual and credible information.