And we persuaded them to sit and talk. This advice fell on deaf ears. Troops came in to assist Mr. Kabila - foreign troops. The war has raged in that country. Today they have reached a stalemate.
None can beat the other.
And there is no other way of solving that problem apart from sitting - bringing all the major role players in the DRC, get them around a table and let them talk about their problems and resolve those problems. That's the only way in which they'll have a lasting peace. Well, we have had extensive discussions around the peacekeeping force. I think you know that SADC had been working extensively in that direction. The United States is going to support us in the Blue Crane exercise that is taking place.