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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9799

9 December 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/drc
EU is not yet ready to send troops to DRC but will prepare response to Ban Ki-moon's request

Brussels, 08/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Monday 8 December, the time was not yet ripe for taking the decision to send European troops to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in response to the request made by the UN secretary general who wanted European peacekeepers to ensure a bridging force between the MONUC peacekeepers (UN mission in Congo) until its reinforcements become operational. Reiterating grave concern about the resumed military activity by all parties and...

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