From: barnhart@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Mr. Aaron Barnhart)
Subject: IPS:SOUTHERN AFRICA: LEADERS APPEAL FOR REGIONAL PEACE
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 17:56:04 GMT
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Title: SOUTHERN AFRICA: LEADERS APPEAL FOR REGIONAL PEACE


harare, dec 11 (ips) -- leaders of the frontline states friday
met in the zimbabwean capital to review current developments in
southern africa and to seek solutions to problems.

the one-day summit meeting was convened at the request of
angola's president eduardo dos santos to give him an opportunity
to brief his colleagues on developments since the holding of
u.n.-supervised elections in september.

presidents of botswana, mozambique, namibia, tanzania, zambia
and zimbabwe, the angolan prime minister and the presidents of
the african national congress and pan africanist congress, both
of south africa, attended the meeting.

in a communique issued at the end of the summit, the heads of
state and government condemned the continuing acts of violence
in angola and south africa, but commended the mozambicans for
upholding the peace agreement between the government and the
rebel renamo movement.

the leaders appealed to the union for the total liberation of
angola (unita) president, jonas savimbi, to accept the verdict
of the angolan people in order to achieve peace.

''an appeal was directed to them (unita and the luanda
government), and in particular, to jonas savimbi, to respect the
democratic process and the wishes of the people of angola'', the
leaders said.

''in this regard, the summit strongly condemned the acts of
violence which have been committed by unita's armed forces in
angola'', the communique added.

the frontline states leaders appealed to both the luanda
government and the opposition unita to renew their commitment to
the peace accord which culminated in the september general
elections.

they stressed that unita should accept the election results
and join the government of national unity.

after receiving mozambican president joaquim chissano's
report on the situation in his country, the summit expressed
satisfaction that peace was holding after 16 years of war.

however, ''the heads of state appealed to the international
community to assist mozambique in implementing the general peace
agreement, in particular, in monitoring the cease-fire and
electoral process. (more/ips)


southern africa: leaders (2)

the summit appealed to the international community to fully
support mozambique in its efforts to socially reintegrate
demobilised military personnel from renamo and the government
army, as well as the population displaced by the war.

on south africa, the leaders of the frontline states have
appealed for cessation of violence in that country.

they said the violence threatened to derail the peace
negotiations aimed to usher in democracy and a non-racial
society.

urging all political organisations representing the black
majority to form a broad-based patriotic front, the leaders
appealed to the mass movements to work with other groups
fighting for the same cause.

pretoria was also condemned for its renewed threats of
military destabilisation.

the summit condemned these threats and called on the
international community to maintain the arms embargo against
south africa.

the southern african leaders have also resolved to support
u.n. efforts to allow the unimpeded delivery of relief
assistance to reach all the starving people of somalia.

according to zimbabwe's foreign affairs minister, nathan
shamuyarira, the majority of the frontline states offered to
send some military units to somalia to compliment u.n. and
u.s. efforts in peacekeeping.

''the leaders expressed dismay at the scale of hunger and
deaths of somalis. they support the u.n. moves and resolutions
to send a peacekeeping force and the u.s initiatives but under
the auspices of the united nations'', said shamuyarira.
(end/ips/gk/ar/92)