Strasbourg, 10/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 6 April, a very disenchanted European Parliament albeit determined to keep pressure up (“we should be ashamed”, several MEPs exclaimed), adopted a resolution for the umpteenth time, again denouncing the active support that the Sudanese government continues to provide to Janjaweed militia not only by arming the groups but also by taking part in attacks perpetrated against villages using support vehicles. Firing from helicopter transported government troops has also been witnessed. The resolution recalls that the Sudanese government has said that the UN's international presence after the African Union mission (whose mandate has been extended till 30 September this year) stems from colonialism and that the government has threatened to leave the African Union if this takes place. The EP, on the other hand, was highly critical of the Sudanese government for having prevented Jan Egeland, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations for humanitarian affairs and emergency aid, from going to Darfur on 3 April. Under these conditions, the Parliament called on the Security Council to tackle the problem of violence in Darfur, which is “similar to a genocide”, and to ensure civilians are protected, and also to extend the embargo on arms sales to Darfur and to extend it to the whole of Sudan, also creating an area where overflight is strictly banned, covering the whole of Darfur. Compliance with this ban must be effectively ensured. The Parliament invites the EU Member States to ensure that the current AMIS mission (responsible above all for overseeing the humanitarian ceasefire) has sufficient financial means available and that it is equipped in a way that means it can enjoy the broadest possible interpretation of its limited mandate. The EU and the other international players must contribute to putting an end to impunity and seek to ensure that the Security Council sanctions regime comprises targeted sanctions for those that hinder deployment of UN forces, the Parliament states, criticising efforts deployed by the Russians and Chinese to hamper the action of the Security Council in Darfur. It also calls on the international community to put more pressure on these countries to prevent the economic interests of oil and arms sales from standing in the way of the Darfur peace process. The Parliament also joins in the calls for cessation of forced conscription of Sudanese refugees in Chad.