• Military Menu                       

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Industry
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• WMD
• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

DATE=9/3/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-238096
TITLE=ANGOLA / UNITA (L ONLY)
BYLINE=ALEX BELIDA
DATELINE=DURBAN
CONTENT=
VOICED AT: 
INTRO: ANGOLAN PRESIDENT JOSE EDUARDO DOS SANTOS HAS WELCOMED THE
SPLIT IN THE "UNITA" REBEL MOVEMENT ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY BY 
DEFECTORS WHO SAY THEY WANT PEACE.  V-O-A CORRESPONDENT ALEX 
BELIDA REPORTS ON MR. DOS SANTOS' COMMENTS IN A SPEECH TO THE 
NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT SUMMIT, WHICH CONCLUDES TODAY, THURSDAY, IN 
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEXT:  THE ANGOLAN LEADER SAYS THE FORMATION OF A NEW UNITA 
SPLINTER GROUP COMMITTED TO PEACE IS A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT.  
       // DOS SANTOS ACTUALITY IN PORTUGUESE, FADE OUT //
MR. DOS SANTOS TELLS THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT SUMMIT HIS 
GOVERNMENT WILL WORK WITH THE DEFECTORS.  HE SAYS THEY HAVE 
REJECTED UNITA LEADER JONAS SAVIMBI AND RADICALS IN THE REBEL 
MOVEMENT WHO, HE CHARGES, WANT TO CONTINUE THE WAR IN ANGOLA.
MR. DOS SANTOS SPOKE ONE DAY AFTER U-N SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI 
ANNAN WARNED, IN HIS WORDS, THAT THE PEACE PROCESS IN ANGOLA WAS 
"HANGING BY A THREAD."
MR. ANNAN'S GRIM ASSESSMENT FOLLOWED THE ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT'S 
DECISION TO SUSPEND UNITA OFFICIALS IN THE COUNTRY'S JOINT 
ADMINISTRATION AND PARLIAMENT BECAUSE OF THE REBEL GROUP'S 
FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT KEY PROVISIONS OF ANGOLA'S 1994 PEACE 
AGREEMENT.
IN HIS SPEECH IN DURBAN, MR. DOS SANTOS ONCE AGAIN DENOUNCED 
UNITA FOR MAINTAINING ITS OWN ARMED FORCES AND FOR REFUSING TO 
TURN OVER TERRITORY UNDER ITS CONTROL TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. 
HE ALSO URGED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN SANCTIONS 
AGAINST UNITA TO FORCE IT TO COMPLY WITH THESE ELEMENTS OF THE 
PEACE PACT.
                       // REST OPTIONAL //
UNITA HAS DENOUNCED THE EXPULSION OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT.  IT HAS CHARGED THE MOVE IS A PRELUDE 
TO A FULL-SCALE GOVERNMENT MILITARY OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE REBEL 
GROUP.
A SENIOR UNITA OFFICIAL ALLIED WITH MR. SAVIMBI CHARGED THE 
GOVERNMENT IN LUANDA, MOTIVATED BY THE SUCCESS OF ITS MILITARY 
INTERVENTION IN NEIGHBORING CONGO-KINSHASA, FELT IT COULD NOW 
FINISH OFF THE REBEL MOVEMENT.
REFERRING TO THE CONGOLESE CONFLICT, MR. DOS SANTOS TOLD THE 
NON-ALIGNED MEETING IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY GROUP TO SEEK TO 
TOPPLE A LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT BY FORCE.  (SIGNED)
NEB/BEL/PCF
03-Sep-98 8:28 AM EDT (1228 UTC)
NNNN
Source: Voice of America
.