According to a statement issued by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Sudan would be represented at the conference by "other government officials" and not Bashir.
In March 2009, the Hague-based ICC issued an arrest warrant against al-Bashir on seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, charges that he rejects. It was the first indictment for a sitting head of state.
The year before, the court accused him of masterminding a campaign of genocide in the troubled region, prompting a round of protests from the government in Khartoum.
The African Union has sought a deferment of the arrest warrant, saying it complicates peace efforts in Darfur.
Source: Africa News
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