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Kampala refuses to release impounded arms

    NAIROBI
    The Ugandan government has refused to release a large arms shipment destined for Burundi, impounded in Kampala, unless the Burundi government shows commitment to peace negotiations with the rebels, the 'EastAfrican' newspaper reported on Monday. Ugandan Minister of State for Regional Cooperation Amama Mbabazi said that while regional economic sanctions against Burundi had been lifted earlier this year, the issue of an arms embargo had still not been resolved, the paper stated. "In a condition of war, it is not good to proliferate the country with arms. It is not good for the resolution of conflicts," Mbabazi said. The 14 truckloads of unspecified arms were impounded for security reasons en route from Mombasa in October. The Burundi government has been negotiating ever since for their release.

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