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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council demanded Thursday that Rwandan rebels in eastern Congo lay down their arms and threatened further sanctions if fighting continues in the restive border region.
A resolution adopted unanimously by the council urged warlords and militia fighters in eastern Congo, as well as the government, to take immediate action to implement the peace accord they signed Jan. 23 committing all sides to a cease-fire followed by a withdrawal of fighters from key areas.
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Maurice Ripert, who sponsored the resolution, said "the council sent a very strong signal" to the rebels in eastern Congo.
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