Clooney wins appointment with Obama to discuss Darfur crisis.Byline: ANI Washington, February 21 (ANI): George Clooney has won himself an appointment with US President Barack Obama to find a solution to the crisis-hit Darfur region of Sudan. The Hollywood heartthrob, who was named a "Messenger of Peace" by the United Nations last year, will try to work a plan with the president to help put an end to a long and gory go·ry adj. go·ri·er, go·ri·est 1. Covered or stained with gore; bloody. 2. Full of or characterized by bloodshed and violence. battle, which is believed to have consumed millions of innocent refugees. "We want him (Obama) to appoint a high-level, full-time diplomat to negotiate and work hard every day for a peace treaty," Contactmusic quoted him as saying. The 47-year-old, who is presently on the road of the neighbouring African nation of Chad, further revealed not much had changed since his first visit to the region in 2006. He said: "I was here three years ago and in some ways there's not a whole lot of difference. It's sort of status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. . The problem is that the status quo is unacceptable." (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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