§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the next stage of the inter-Congolese dialogue in Sun City, South Africa. [36569]
§ Clare ShortThe next stage of the inter-Congolese dialogue, due to start next week in Sun City, is a crucial step in the implementation of the Lusaka Peace Agreement which is the only viable solution to the long-running conflict in the DRC. It is important that the dialogue, should lead to agreement on a transitional Government and a date for democratic elections in the DRC.
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§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the outcome of the UN talks in Geneva on the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [36570]
§ Clare ShortThe talks in Geneva, in advance of the Sun City meeting, failed to achieve agreement between the parties to the conflict. It is important that all parties should be encouraged to attend the talks in Sun City and to agree on the formation of a transitional Government and a date for democratic elections in the DRC.
§ Tony BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what further help her Department will provide for aid agencies dealing with the provision of water sanitation in Renseraki, Republic of Congo. [31666]
§ Clare ShortWe are not currently funding any projects with NGOs or other aid agencies in the Republic of Congo, and have no plans to do so. I understand that the ICRC plans to continue working on the rehabilitation of water and sanitation supplies to certain towns in the Republic, but that Renseraki does not currently feature in their plans at present.