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10/30/2004:

"Sudan ultimatum over US embassy"

Khartoum has threatened to close the US embassy in Sudan unless a bank is found for its mission in Washington.

The Sudanese embassy in Washington has been unable to find a new bank after its previous lender was fined $25m for suspected money laundering violations.

Sudan's Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said the US had until the end of the month to resolve the problem.

Full Article : news.bbc.co.uk