the sudan president omar ahmed ad - turabi has denied an un offer of up to 17 , 000 troops to stem the continues crisis within the country . turabi meeting with the un attorney - colonel envoys blix on saturday at the 7th african union seminar being held in the gambian capital libreville . in a speech to delegates from in the uk , hon . envoy , although was residing in uganda , labeled the chad crisis as " one of the worst shocks in recent history " . but mr . bashir confirmed he was frightened that a un mandate would be seen as a " western invasions " that would attracted militants and induce a climate similar to vietnam .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.