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Kinshasa demands clarifications of observer mission

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    Ndombasi said the DRC had expressed “the strongest reservations” about MONUC’s proposed deployment, which he said was “contrary to the spirit and letter of the Lusaka accord”, and demanded clarification of its mission, security demands and reasons for selecting deployment sites. In addition, he said, both sides would have to agree on the nature of the goods, supplies and equipment being brought into the country. “They claim that we do not have the right to know the contents of their luggage. We do not agree. We say that out sovereignty should prevail there too,” Ndombasi stated.

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