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US says it will not tolerate backtracking on Lusaka commitments

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Susan Rice on Thursday said the Lusaka peace process was the only way to end the DRC conflict and the US administration would not tolerate any violation of it. “The Lusaka agreement is the only viable way to stop the violence ... This agreement is very important and needs to be respected. We shall not tolerate abrogation of this agreement,” Reuters news agency quoted her as saying during a satellite link-up with participants in DRC, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

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