Given the non-issuance of a visa by the Government of the Sudan to the arms expert and, subsequently, the lack of United Nations security clearance owing to security conditions on the ground, the Panel had been unable to visit the Sudan. The Panel had thus travelled to Chad to pursue secondary priorities of its mandate.
Le Gouvernement soudanais ayant refusé d &apos; octroyer un visa à l &apos; expert en armement et l &apos; ONU n &apos; ayant pas accordé son visa en raison de l &apos; insécurité sur le terrain, le Groupe n &apos; a pu visiter le Soudan et s &apos; est donc rendu au Tchad pour traiter de questions d &apos; ordre secondaire relevant de son mandat.