The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Special Envoy Abubakar, President Kabila Discuss Peace Process in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Today in Kinshasa, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, met for over an hour with the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent Kabila. That meeting followed a two-hour meeting held yesterday evening between the two.
Following today's meeting, General Abubakar met briefly with local media and said that his talks with President Kabila were "useful", and that they had discussed means to proceed with the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He added that there were still some points that need to be clarified before MONUC could expand its deployment, and noted that he would report to the Secretary-General next week, here in New York.
The Special Envoy then headed straight for the airport and left for Addis Ababa, where he is to consult with the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Salim A. Salim.
General Abubakar is expected to be in New York for about three days starting Monday of next week, when he will brief the Secretary- General. We have extended an invitation to him to come and brief you as you requested yesterday.
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