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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9218

24 June 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) weu/drc

23/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - Questioned by some members of the Assembly of the WEU in Paris on 19 June, Belgian foreign minister Karel de Gucht stressed the importance of the forthcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC. These elections were “necessary” because “they will provide the opportunity for the Congolese to move forward”. “Yes, there are security risks in DRC, but I believe these risks are fewer than in the past,” he went on. “I do not think there...

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