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DATE=7/27/2000
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=U-N-ANGOLA (L ONLY)
NUMBER=2-264864
BYLINE=BRECK ARDERY
DATELINE=UNITED NATIONS
CONTENT=
INTRO:  The United Nations Security Council today 
(Thursday) held an open discussion of the crisis in 
Angola with a consensus that rebel leader Jonas 
Savimbi remains the main obstacle to peace. VOA 
Correspondent Breck Ardery reports from the United 
Nations. 
TEXT:  Speakers decried the continued fighting in 
Angola involving government forces and the rebel UNITA 
group led by Jonas Savimbi. Several nations called for 
stricter observance of the U-N sanctions against UNITA 
which include a ban on arms shipments and a ban on the 
export of diamonds not certified as legitimate by the 
Angolan government.
American representative Howard Stoffer spoke on behalf 
of the group known as the Troika of Observer Nations 
to the Lusaka peace agreement on Angola which, in 
addition to the United States, includes Portugal and 
Russia. He told the Council a national dialogue aimed 
at reconciliation in Angola can not involve Mr. 
Savimbi until he renounces military action.
            ///Stoffer act///
      The participation of Mr. Savimbi in such a 
      dialogue can only be considered once Mr. Savimbi 
      takes irreversible steps to implement fully the 
      Lusaka Protocol (agreement). Mr. Savimbi's 
      obligations to the people of Angola and to the 
      international community remain unchanged and 
      non-negotiable. The Troika issues an appeal to 
      all armed UNITA elements to lay down their arms 
      and participate in the civil life of the 
      country.
            ///end act///
Many speakers noted the desperate humanitarian 
situation in Angola where two-and-one-half million 
people, or 20 percent of the population, have been 
displaced because of the fighting. Security Council 
speakers also said there is an urgent need to rebuild 
the infrastructures in areas that the Angolan 
government has re-taken from the UNITA rebels.(Signed)
NEB/UN/BA/LSF/PT
27-Jul-2000 17:24 PM EDT (27-Jul-2000 2124 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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