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New Vision (Kampala)
October 25, 2003
Posted to the web October 27, 2003
Grace Matsiko in Gulu
Kampala
The Dutch minister for development cooperation, Agnes van Ardenne, has called for a face-to-face meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and rebel leader Joseph Kony, on how to end the northern insurgency.
Ardenne , during the visit to Gulu on Wednesday, advocated for Uganda's return to full multiparty politics, saying although the one-party system under the Movement helped to re-unite the country, it was not sustainable.
"It seems there is no light at the end of the tunnel. I have heard testimonies of a vicious cycle of violence, heard about abductions, killings...there are more conflicts instead of containing them," Ardenne told a meeting of civil society organisations in Gulu at St. Monica's Tailoring School.
She said, "The international community should bring the two parties together. At least we should bring President Museveni and Kony to a negotiating table. in that way, we can achieve peace."
She said the military approach to stopping the insurgency had failed.
