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Nujoma to stay away from UN talks on DR Congo

    JOHANNESBURG

    Namibian President Sam Nujoma will not attend the UN-hosted talks on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in New York next week, Namibian media reports said on Friday. Namibian Foreign Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab, president of the UN General Assembly, will represent Windhoek at the talks. Namibia joined Zimbabwe and Angola in defending the government of Laurent-Desire Kabila against Rwandan- and Ugandan-backed rebels in August 1998.

    Meanwhile, South African President Thabo Mbeki has called on the UN to speed up its decision on peacekeeping in the DRC. Mbeki said his government would be prepared to contribute troops and equipment. Speaking after talks with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mbeki said: “South Africa would be prepared to contribute to the peacekeeping force. It would be armed groups whether logistical or whatever.”

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