联合王国起草决议时考虑到要使其尽可能地为苏丹政府所接受。我们在喀土穆听取了巴希尔总统向安理会表达的关切，我们也试图回应这些关切。比如，案文没有提到——虽然我们希望提到——国际刑事法院。虽然决议包含了有关保护平民和联合国部队本身的第七章的一些内容，但决议并非完全根据第七章作出。案文还明确和清楚地规定，安理会仍然致力于苏丹的主权和领土完整，向联合国行动过渡将不会使这些受到影响。
The United Kingdom drafted the resolution in such a way as to make it as acceptable as possible to the Sudan. We listened to the concerns that President Bashir expressed to the Council in Khartoum, and we sought to respond to them accordingly. There is, for example, no reference — although we would have liked one — to the International Criminal Court in the text. And while the resolution contains Chapter VII elements on the protection of civilians and on the United Nations force itself, it is not under Chapter VII in its entirety. The text also states clearly and categorically that the Council remains committed to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Sudan, which will be unaffected by transition to a United Nations operation.