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Church leaders call for peace

    JOHANNESBURG

    Angolan church leaders have called on the UNITA rebel movement and the government to seek a negotiated peace, Angolan media reports said on Friday.

    In a joint statement by the Angolan Episcopal Conference, the Protestant Council of Christian Churches and the Angolan Evangelical Alliance, leaders said that they were "ready" to mediate talks between the two sides. The statement also said that a 12 member panel of church officials would pursue
    "possible avenues for peace".

    The United States Ambassador to Angola, Joseph Sullivan was quoted as saying that it was an "important step for peace and national reconciliation".

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