Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, who held talks with Kabila in Kinshasa yesterday, said the DRC president had agreed to involve rebels from the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD) in future peace talks. Zambian radio quoted Chiluba as saying this would pave the way for a ceasefire accord. The OAU Council of Ministers, currently meeting in Addis Ababa, yesterday mandated Chiluba to coordinate DRC peace efforts.
DRC Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Yerodia, meanwhile, confirmed to the OAU meeting that the government was ready to meet the rebels to “reach an agreement on elections, an electoral law and the constitution,” AFP reported. “We shall go to the place which the OAU and other international organisations suggest to meet the others,” he was quoted as saying.
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