Posted to the web 10 October 2008 The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has not been able to confirm persistent reports of incursions by Rwandan troops into the eastern part of the vast country where they are said to be fighting alongside rebels. The mission, known by its French acronym MONUC, called on the parties to reactivate their joint verification mechanism in North Kivu province, where the army and the rebel National Congress for People's Defence (CNDP) of General Laurent Nkunda have been skirmishing in recent weeks. MONUC is in close contact with the Government and the CNDP, and is urging both sides to return to their positions to avoid further clashes and to comply with a disengagement plan that the mission has presented to both parties, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's...
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