Mediators satisfy with talks progress in Congo

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Source: CCTV.com | 12-10-2008 09:53

Mediators in talks between rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the government say they are "satisfied" with the progress of talks. The discussions entered their second day on Tuesday.

UN special envoy on the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. (CCTV.com)

This is the first time for the conflicting sides to meet face-to-face to defuse tensions. Diplomats have welcomed the meeting in Nairobi, although the leaders of both sides are not in Kenya.

Mediators say they are confident of a breakthrough before the Christmas holidays in December.

The discussions are aimed at ending fighting between the government troops and Nkunda's Tutsi rebels in the DRC's North Kivu province. The fighting has displaced a quarter of a million people since August.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei