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Japan funds peace efforts

    NAIROBI

    Japan has contributed US $200,000 to support implementation of the Lusaka ceasefire agreement. In a statement sent to IRIN on Tuesday, the Japanese Embassy in Nairobi said the donation would support the activities of the Joint Military Commission (JMC) and facilitate the national dialogue called for in the Lusaka accord. The funds were drawn from a previous Japanese contribution to the OAU Peace Fund, in response to an OAU request, it said. Japan “has been encouraging the warring parties, especially the government of the DRC, to observe the ceasefire agreement”, the statement added.

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