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UN Force commander visits ECOMOG

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    Just two hours after his arrival in Sierra Leone, the new UN force commander, Major General Vijay Jetley, visited the ECOMOG headquarters in Freetown where he was briefed on the activities of ECOMOG and UNAMSIL in the disarmament exercise, an ECOMOG news release said on Tuesday.

    ECOMOG's deputy force commander, Brigadier General Humphrey Agbevey, assured Jetley of ECOMOG's cooperation towards fulfilling UNAMSIL's mandate in Sierra Leone.

    In response, Jetley commended the force for its work so far and said that his command required ECOMOG's cooperation, even in the amalgamation of certain aspects of the two forces, to ensure a smooth take-off of UNAMSIL forces in Sierra Leone, the news release said.

    Jetley was accompanied on the visit by UNAMSIL's chief military observer, Brigadier General Subashi Joshi.

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