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STEWART TO CONSULT WITH AFRICAN NATIONS ON CRISIS IN CENTRAL AFRICA
November 19, 1996 No. 213
STEWART TO CONSULT WITH AFRICAN NATIONS ON CRISIS IN
CENTRAL AFRICA
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced that Secretary of State
(Latin America and Africa) Christine Stewart will hold consultations with African
leaders this week to assess the evolving situation in Central Africa.
"We must ensure that African countries within the region and the Organization of
African Unity (OAU) are directly involved with all aspects of this humanitarian
mission," said Mrs. Stewart. "I want to hear what regional leaders recommend for
both the immediate crisis and longer-term stability in the Great Lakes area."
Mrs. Stewart will discuss the impact of recent developments on the ground and the
need for a peace-building initiative in Central Africa once the present
humanitarian crisis has been addressed. She will confer with South African
Foreign Minister Nzo, OAU Secretary-General Salim Salim and Ethiopian Prime
Minister Meles Zenawi, as well as several OAU ambassadors. In addition to
visiting South Africa and Ethiopia, Mrs. Stewart may make additional stops on her
tour through the region.
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