The government of New Zealand has announced that it will follow the recent lead of the UN by lifting sanctions against Sudan. In an official release on the New Zealand government website posted on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said: "The Security Council acknowledges the steps taken by Sudan to end its support for terrorism, and New Zealand is pleased to be able to support the removal of sanctions."
In compliance with the UN, New Zealand imposed sanctions on Sudan in 1996 when Sudan refused to extradite three Egyptian nationals accused of participating in an attempt to kill Egyptian President Husni Mubarak in 1995. The lifting of sanctions five years later will now allow a resumption of air traffic to Sudan and the end of restrictions on members of the Sudanese government travelling to New Zealand.
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