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Rwanda again calls for disarming Interahamwe

    NAIROBI

    The Rwandan government has reiterated its call for disarming the DRC-based Interahamwe militia, but believes this objective "is still very far away". The UN Security Council on Thursday debated the issue of a peacekeeping force for the DRC. Rwandan Minister in the President's Office Patrick Mazimhaka called for the deployment of a peacekeeping force, with a mandate to track down and disarm the Interahamwe militia and ex-FAR. "Our
    delegation to the UN Security Council meeting in New York advocated for the deployment of a peacekeeping force under Chapter 7, as clearly spelt out in the Lusaka [peace] agreement," he told IRIN on Friday. "This will facilitate the disarmament of negative forces and the smooth
    implementation of the peace accord."

    "But unfortunately, this objective is still very far away, because there is a general reluctance to stick to the provisions of the agreement," he added.

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