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UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China voiced concerns on Wednesday about the pursuit of Sudan’s president by international prosecutors, raising the possibility that the U.N. Security Council could intervene to forestall the prosecution, diplomats said.
In a closed session Wed nes day, the council began its first discussions on Sudan since prosecutors at the International Criminal Court requested an arrest warrant for Sudan’s president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur.
Russian and Chinese delegates said they feared that the prosecutor’s request, announced Monday, could jeopardize efforts to bring peace to Darfur, a conflict-ridden region of Sudan, diplomats said.
