Uganda is awaiting the outcome of the planned Lusaka summit before committing itself to a troop withdrawal from the DRC, the semi-official ‘New Vision’ reported Foreign Minister Amama Mbabazi as saying yesterday. “The primary belligerents in the Congo are the RCD rebels and Kabila. They were not party to the Namibia talks. Both have to be bought on board in the forthcoming Lusaka talks for a final resolution,” Mbabazi said. “If Lusaka agrees on a ceasefire and troops withdrawal, then Uganda will have to pull out.”
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