Congo gov´t, rebel delegations hold talks

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Source: CCTV.com | 12-09-2008 10:07

Rebel forces and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have opened UN-brokered peace talks.

The talks in the Kenyan capital Nairobi aim to resolve the latest violence in the east of the country which has displaced a quarter of a million people since August.

Eastern Congo rebel delegates Abadi Rene (L), Bisimwa Bertrand (C) and Mbonimpa Benjamin (R) listen in during the official opening of peace talks between the Congolese government and the eastern Congolese rebel group of  General Laurent Nkunda at the U.N. headquarters in Nairobi December 8, 2008.REUTERS/Antony Njuguna

Former Nigerian president and special UN envoy Olusegun Obasanjo wants to see a lasting ceasefire that would allow aid deliveries.

Neither rebel leader Laurent Nkunda nor President Joseph Kabila were present at the talks. Kabila has refused to meet Nkunda saying such a meeting would legitimize the rebels.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei