KHARTOUM, The Reuters World Service via Individual Inc. : Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir accused the United States of instigating U.N. sanctions against Khartoum for allegedly supporting guerilla groups, a government-owned newspaper reported on Wednesday.
''The (Security Council) resolution was based on the American position although it is alleged it was based on Egypt's stand only,'' the official Ingaz al-Watani quoted Lieutenant-Colonel Bashir as saying.
Earlier this month, the U.N. Security Council slapped limited travel and diplomatic sanctions on Khartoum for supporting what it says are terrorist activities and for failing to hand over three gunmen accused of trying to kill Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Ethiopia last June.
Sudan says the men are not within its borders.
The United States had sought tougher sanctions against Khartoum, but faced resistance from Egypt.
''The aim of the resolution is to disregard what Sudan stands for,'' said Bashir, adding that the ban also prevented Khartoum from taking part in international conferences.
Britain, the United States and Austria have so far complied with the mandatory resolution, which took effect on May 10, and expelled Sudanese diplomats but Bashir said other countries were not going to alter their relations with Khartoum.
''A number of countries are not convinced of resolution 1054 and they are going to take only minimal actions without affecting their relations with Sudan,'' Bashir added.
The Khartoum government has reported that Russia, China, Syria and Iran are among the states uneasy with the sanctions.