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Article: Congo region diplomats agree Lusaka accord is way to peace.(The Washington Times Forum: Congo)
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- March 17, 2000
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Diplomats from Congo and neighboring countries involved in what has been called "Africa's first world war" agreed this week that the way out of the conflict is by fully implementing an agreement signed last July in Lusaka, Zambia.
The 19-month-old conflict has raised fears of a prolonged war that could draw in more countries and destabilize much of sub-Saharan Africa.
At a forum at The Washington Times, the first of a series on key international issues, six African ambassadors or their deputies pledged their support for the Lusaka accords.
The agreement calls for a permanent end to hostilities, withdrawal of foreign armies, disarming of rebel ...