Museveni says meeting with Annan “resolved nothing”

In a separate meeting on Tuesday, Annan urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to persuade Ugandan-backed rebels in the DRC to pull back from the front line as required by a ceasefire agreement, news agencies reported. The rebels have refused to withdraw, demanding that the UN provide both humanitarian assistance to civilians moving with the rebels and permit the rebels to run civilian administrations in areas vacated by their forces. After the meeting, Museveni told Associated Press that the discussion did not resolve any issues and that problems in implementing the ceasefire agreement would be addressed later at a regional meeting of heads of state. “These matters do not involve only two people. These are not issues of Kofi Annan and Mr. Museveni,” AP quoted him as saying.