Congo - Mobutu and Kabila mmet

(5 May 1997) T/I: 10:05:37


Zairean President Mobutu and rebel leader Laurent Kabila met face-to-face for the first time on Sunday (4/5) but only agreed to hold another meeting. President Mobutu Sese Seko did not, as expected, announce his resignation.
UN envoy Mohamed Sahnoun told a press conference that South African President Nelson Mandela would reconvene another meeting between Mobutu and Kabila within six to 10 days.
Mobutu and Kabila met for 90 minutes on board the South African navy ship Outeniqua, docked in the Congolese port of Pointe-Noire, in the presence of South African President Nelson Mandela.

SHOWS:

POINTE NOIR, CONGO - 4/5
VS ship;
cars arriving;
vs delegates, including Presidents Mobutu and Mandela inside ship; security;
Mobutu, Nelson Mandela and Laurent Kabila into presser;
press;
SOT - UN envoy Mohamed Sahnoun, in English - saying Kabila has said that "as a gesture of goodwill, before this meeting, he has ordered his troops to suspend their advance on all fronts...";
ca Mobutu listening;
SOT - Sahoun continues, saying that President Mobutu has proposed the following steps (ca Kabila listening) - that a ceasefire to be agreed, a
transitional authority should be established to organise elections, including for a president, and that he hand over to power to an elected president."
SOT - South African President Nelson Mandela, in English - saying that he is confidant the leaders realise how important it is to find a peaceful solution
pan across Mobutu, Mandela, Kabila sitting together, listening to French translation of statement;
ca press;
Mandela helping Mobutu up from seat,
Mobutu walks slowly off;
vs Mobutu's car leaves the ship;

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