KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Sudan's U.N. ambassador says President Omar al-Bashir is the "hero of peace" and should be rewarded for accepting the secession of southern Sudan.
Ambassador Daffa Alla el-Haj Ali Osman suggested to the United Nations Security Council Wednesday Bashir should be rewarded for accepting the results of an election in which Southern Sudan seceded from the north, the BBC reported.