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Archbishop of Kinshasa appeals for peace

    NAIROBI

    The Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Frederic Etsou, has launched an appeal for “peace, pardon and reconciliation” in the DRC. The appeal, received by IRIN on Thursday, said the history of the Congolese people had been marked by various problems which had affected their progress and wellbeing. The archbishop said he would present a signed petition to Pope John-Paul II and various international organisations calling for an end to the war, for national pardon, national reconciliation, the withdrawal of “aggressive forces”, an immediate ceasefire and cancellation of debts owed by poor countries.

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