HL Deb 05 January 2004 vol 657 cc7-8WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their estimate of the numbers of military forces of Uganda, Zimbabwe and Angola still remaining within the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and by when the Government and the United Nations Organisation Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo expect that such forces will have been removed or disarmed. [HL418]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

According to the Governments of Angola and Zimbabwe, all their armed forces withdrew from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in late 2002. The last Ugandan troops left on 2 June 2003. We have no firm evidence to suggest that any of the above forces remain in the DRC.