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France and Britain declare support for regional conference

    NAIROBI

    Meanwhile, France and Britain on Wednesday announced their intention "to support African efforts to implement the Lusaka agreement" and a European initiative for a regional conference on the Great Lakes "to promote strengthened cooperation and lasting peace throughout the region". In a statement issued after bilateral talks on Anglo-French cooperation in Africa, French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine and his British counterpart Robin Cook said the countries would support a viable UN operation to assure peace in the Great Lakes and "the peaceful disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration" of all forces involved in the conflict.

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