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All parties to talks using selective leaks

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    The diplomatic source said reports of continuing difficulties - such as the make-up of a peacekeeping force, post-ceasefire authority over rebel-held areas and the disarming of Hutu militias - should be viewed in the context of all the parties to the talks using the media to gain negotiating position and squeeze last-minute concessions with "everyone leaking what is advantageous to one's interests". But a regional security
    analyst told IRIN there was a danger that the parties to the Lusaka talks would sign "something for the sake of it" under pressure, without looking at the "problem areas".

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