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UN, US welcome truce

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    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the agreement and called on the RUF, the Civil Defence Forces, the government and the West African peacekeeping force, ECOMOG, to adhere to its terms, the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.

    The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) will be strengthened to play its role in implementing the agreement and the Secretariat is sending a military assessment team to Sierra Leone to draw up plans for an expanded presence, subject to Security Council approval in the event of a lasting peace agreement, the United Nations said.

    US President Bill Clinton also welcomed the ceasefire accord describing it as "an important first step towards peace", Reuters reported. However, news organisations reported regional analysts as reacting cautiously to the ceasefire, partly because of doubts as to the ability of both sides to control their combattants and allies.

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