Pyongyang, November 5 (KCNA) -- The Sudanese government criticized in a statement Wednesday the U.S. decision to renew economic sanctions on Sudan for another year.

The U.S. administration recently made this decision, saying that the situation in Darfur was posing an unusual threat to the U.S. security and external policy. The sanctions imposed by the U.S. administration against Sudan are a flagrant violation of the principles of the United Nations Charter and the international laws and agreements, the statement said.

The renewal of sanctions tends to harm the interests of the Sudanese people and exercises further pressure on the Sudanese government regarding its political stances, it noted.

The Sudanese government declares its adherence to independence of the national decision and the Sudanese people's right to live free and independent without being subject to the policy of carrot and stick from any party, it stressed.