Sudan: A Diplomat, a Dictator, a Wedding, a Hug - Ibrahim Gambari's Faux-Pas That Wasn't

Via AllAfrica | 03 Feb 2012 - 09:40:17
[iMaverick] Advice to aspiring diplomats: Don't hug war criminals, and especially don't be photographed hugging them. That's what happened to Ibrahim Gambari, the UN's man in Darfur, when he ran into Sudan's President Bashir at a glitzy wedding in Khartoum. But here's the thing: hugs and socialising are part of diplomacy, and might be what's needed to keep the faltering peace process going. Source