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Regional heads of states to meet over Congo

    NAIROBI

    A summit of regional heads of states is being planned for this month, according to Amama Mbabazi, Uganda`s Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mbabazi is in charge of regional cooperation and also chairman of the Joint Political Committee (JPC) set up to oversee implementation of the Lusaka accord. "Consultations are at an advanced stage, what remains to be fixed is the exact date," he told IRIN.

    The summit follows a Security Council meeting held in New York last month to discuss the Congo peace process, especially the deployment of a peacekeeping force. There have been reports of several ceasefire violations since the accord was signed last year.

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