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US denies supporting rebels

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    US Ambassador to the Great Lakes, Howard Wolpe, on Friday denied that the US was supporting “the rebels and aggressors of the DRC”. He said that uppermost in Washington’s thoughts was respect for the Lusaka peace agreement, and he called for the withdrawal of foreign troops. Speaking during a visit to Kinshasa, he said the US had worked hard to secure the UN Security Council resolution on expanding MONUC. “We especially hope that the necessary conditions will be fulfilled so that fighting actually can end,” DRC television quoted Wolpe as saying.

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