Security council calls on Sudan to extradite suspects in attempted assassination fo Egyptian president

Abstract

The Security Council on 31 January 1996 called on the government of Sudan to comply with requests of the organization of African Unity (OAU) to extradite to Ethiopia the three suspects wanted for attempting to assassinate President Hosni Mubarak, of Egypt on 25 June 1995, in Addis Ababa. The Council requested the Secretary-General, in consultation with the OAU, to seek the cooperation of the government of the Sudan in the implementation of this resolution and to report to the council in 60 days. Stressing the imperative need to strengthen international cooperation between states in order to make and adopt practical and effective measures to prevent, combat and eliminate all forms of terrorism that affect the international community as a whole, convinced that the suppression of acts of international terrorism, including those in which states are involved, is an essential element for the maintenance of international peace and security.