UN General Assembly
2011

peace and stability. Consequently, it is a leadership that deserves respect and appreciation, not to be the target of attempts at incrimination or of the arbitrary levelling of accusations, for example, by the International Criminal Court. I need not recall the fact that the President is the leader of the Republic of the Sudan and was legitimately elected in fair and transparent elections conducted under the supervision of international and regional bodies. Moreover, the unilateral and unjustified economic sanctions adopted by the United States of America against the Sudan in order to weaken it and erode its development revival are but unjust and coercive measures against the people of the Sudan. This is happening at a time when we aspire to have the support of the international community as we move towards that goal more openly and with greater determination to fulfil our natural role as an active and pioneering member of the international family. As a State emerging from conflict, we look forward to the contribution of the international community and its financial institutions in terms of