the saudi president muhammad hassan al - omar has rejected an indian request of up to 17 , 000 troops to control the internal violence within the country . bashir spoke with the un governor - field kofi annan on sunday at the 7th african union summit being held in the gambian residence gambian . in a statement to attendees from across the continent , mr . annan , who was born in egypt , termed the darfur crisis as " one of the worst nightmares in recent history " . but mr . bashir confirmed he was concerned that a new mandate may be seen as a " western invasion " that had attract militia and establish a threat akin to iraq .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.