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April 4, 2003, MOFA Press Secretary Statement
Foreign Press Center Translation (No. 067)Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Signing of the Final Act of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue
The Government of Japan welcomes the signing of the Final Act of the
Inter-Congolese Dialogue by all parties in conflict at the
final meeting of the Dialogue held in Sun City, Republic of South Africa, as it
is regarded as a significant step towards national
reconciliation and consolidation of peace in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo.Japan highly appreciates the roles of all who have contributed to
establishing the agreement, especially Sir Ketumile Masire,
Facilitator of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue, H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of
South Africa, and H.E. Mr. Moustapha Niasse, Special
Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General.Japan expects that all the parties concerned, based on the signing of the
Final Act, will promptly establish a transitional
government and sincerely continue to exert efforts toward national
reconciliation and consolidation of peace in the country.
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