Even a preliminary agreement is positive and good news from eastern Congo. Step by tiny step, the situation is improving.
Signs of Progress Reported in Congo Peace Negotiations
Negotiators for the Congolese government and a rebel group in the country's east have reached a preliminary agreement, after talks in the eastern town of Goma. Neither side has released details of the discussion, which would only set the stage for future peace negotiations.
Negotiations between the National Congress for the Defense of the People, an ethnic Tutsi rebel group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Congolese government resumed last Wednesday. Following Sunday's discussions, spokesmen for both sides indicated they had reached a preliminary agreement.
The talks are the first between the two sides since the rebels' leader, Laurent Nkunda, was arrested by Rwanda, his former backer, last month.
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