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| 'UN troops cannot solve Congo's problems' |
| 2008-11-19 |
| A top UN official in the Democratic Republic of Congo says that sending additional UN peacekeepers to the country would not resolve all the issues, although it would be helpful. "Reinforcements are not going to resolve all the problems," said Alan Doss, head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. He said on Tuesday that reinforcements would help to stabilize the situation a bit and allow the political and diplomatic process to go forward. His remarks came after France drafted a Security Council resolution granting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's request for 3,000 additional troops and police for the peacekeeping mission in Congo. On Wednesday, the Security Council could vote on the resolution, which would temporarily raise the limit for the UN's biggest peacekeeping mission to over 20,000, and diplomats said it was likely to be approved. Earlier, Congolese rebels loyal to renegade Gen. Laurent Nkunda announced a military pullback to end the fighting between the rebels and Congolese government troops. Doss also expressed hope that the announcement would be the first step toward talks between the rebels and the government. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Only imperial rule of the region for a few centuries could solve Congo's problems, but no one is interested in that, at the moment. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-11-19 17:25 |
| #3 and my guess would be who made up most of the UN troops in SOUTH KOREA |
| Posted by: chris 2008-11-19 10:16 |
| #2 Well... South Koreas', maybe. But that was a while ago. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2008-11-19 08:37 |
| #1 Have UN troops ever solved anyones problems? no seriously |
| Posted by: chris 2008-11-19 08:14 |