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Text: White House Welcomes Congolese-Rwandan Peace Agreement

(Agreement was signed July 30 in Pretoria) (200)
Following is the text of a White House statement, released August 2,
welcoming the peace agreement signed in Pretoria July 30 by Congolese
President Joseph Kabila and Rwandan President Paul Kagame:
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary (Kennebunkport, Maine)
August 2, 2002
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
Democratic Republic of the Congo Peace Agreement
President Bush welcomes the agreement signed by Congolese President
Joseph Kabila and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Pretoria, South
Africa, on July 30. The Pretoria Accord is an important step in
efforts to bring an end to four years of war in the Congo. President
Bush supports and appreciates the key roles played by South African
President Thabo Mbeki, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan,
and their capable teams in achieving this agreement.
The United States will work with the signatories, other international
partners, and with all the parties to the conflict to support
implementation of the agreement to help bring about a lasting peace in
the Congo.
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