Embattled al-Bashir visits Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 21 (UPI) -- Despite being named in an international arrest warrant for war crimes, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir made a state visit to neighboring Ethiopia Tuesday.

Ethiopia's Ministry of Information said al-Bashir had a "routine" visit with the country's foreign minister in Addis Ababa, CNN reported.

Neither Ethiopia nor Sudan are members of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which issued the arrest warrant for al-Bashir on March 4.

A month later, al-Bashir traveled to Qatar for an Arab League summit, the report said.

The ICC charges the Sudanese leader with war crimes and crimes against humanity connected with the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region.

After the warrant was issued, al-Bashir expelled 13 international aid agencies from Darfur, the report said.

United Nations and other agencies estimate the conflict in there has killed 300,000 people and displaced 2.5 million others.