Date:

1 May 2006

Author(s):

George W. BushOmar Hassan Al-Bashir, President of the Government of National Unity of SudanGamal Helal (interpreter)Jeff Blair, Thomas Croci, Julie Brotherton (notetakers)

Classification Level:

Confidential

Description:

Bush asks Bashir to send his vice president to meet Under Secretary Zoellick during upcoming talks in Abuja. Bashir initially pushes back but then states that his vice president will be open for Zoellick to call. Bush and Bashir discuss African Union peacekeeping and progress in the negotiations ontheDarfurcrisis.

Citation:

National Security Council, Executive Office of the President.Memorandum of Telephone Conversation between the President and President Bashir.Jeff Blair, Thomas Croci, Julie Brotherton.1 May, 2006.