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US Secretary of State Rice Tours Refugee Camp in Darfur
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Condoleezza Rice meets with Sudanese displaced by more than two years
of violence, which US has described as genocide





U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is accompanied by Sudan's
Foreign Minister Dr Mustafa Osman Ismail, left, upon her arrival at
Khartoum airportU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was greeted
by singing Sudanese children Thursday, as she toured a refugee camp in
Sudan's western Darfur region.

Ms. Rice met with some of the tens of thousands of Sudanese displaced
by more than two years of violence, which the United States has
described as genocide.

Earlier, Ms. Rice held talks with Sudanese President Omar Hassan
al-Bashir in the capital, Khartoum.

She said this year's historic peace deal to end 21 years of civil war
between the government and southern rebels was a promising sign for
Sudan - but added that more needs to be done to end the separate
conflict in Darfur.

As she flew into the region, Sudan's foreign minister, Mustafa Osman
Ismail, phoned Ms. Rice to apologize after members of her staff and
journalists were harassed by security personnel earlier in the day in
Khartoum.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and AP.


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