Bush for talks with Congo on Sudan conflict
June 02, 2006 Edition 1
United States president George Bush will meet with the president of the Republic of Congo and head of the 53-nation African Union, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, at the White House on Monday.
White House press secretary Tony Snow said the two leaders would discuss the Darfur conflict in Sudan, where nearly 200 000 people have died in a three-year conflict.
The AU has a 7 300-member peacekeeping force in Darfur and is mediating the conflict. The AU will hand over to a United Nations force in September.
The two presidents also will discuss ways to strengthen democracy and improve the lives of the Congolese people, said Snow. - Sapa-AP
