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Annan says peace efforts must continue

    NAIROBI

    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday said the experience so far in deploying even a small number of military liaison officers (MLOs) in the DRC had deepened appreciation of the enormous obstacles facing any UN operation, but “efforts to support the peace process must continue”. The suffering in the DRC “has persisted for far too long for us to miss the chance offered by the Lusaka ceasefire agreement,” a UN press release quoted him as telling the Security Council.

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