UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Security Council has approved plans for factions in Congo's many-sided war to withdraw from the front lines next month as U.N. observers move in to monitor an end to the fighting.
A resolution approved unanimously by the 15-nation council also presses Joseph Kabila, the Democratic Republic of Congo's new president, to move ahead quickly on a promised dialogue with his political foes and the various rebel groups in hopes of national reconciliation and, eventually, free elections.
The resolution was the latest boost for peace in Congo after 30 months of war in the vast central African nation.
After a long stalemate, momentum toward a settlement has picked up sharply following last month's slaying of late Congo President Laurent Kabila, Joseph's father.
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A resolution approved unanimously by the 15-nation council also presses Joseph Kabila, the Democratic Republic of Congo's new president, to move ahead quickly on a promised dialogue with his political foes and the various rebel groups in hopes of national reconciliation and, eventually, free elections.
The resolution was the latest boost for peace in Congo after 30 months of war in the vast central African nation.
After a long stalemate, momentum toward a settlement has picked up sharply following last month's slaying of late Congo President Laurent Kabila, Joseph's father.
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One door closed is one door opened
One more memory fades away
Such grand dreams we all have chosen
We lost our innocence along the way
- Rose Bygrave, "Innocence"
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