Rebels Call for Cease Fire in Uganda

(2 August 2006 - RV) Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army Rebel Leader Joseph Kony has called for a ceasefire with the government, during his first appearance at peace talks. Kony met the chief mediator, Southern Sudanese Vice-President Riek Machar, near the the DRC-Sudan border. Kony denies involvement in war crimes, for which he is wanted by the International Criminal Court. However, missionary priest and Ugandan expert Fr. Giulio Albanese says that Kony's being removed from the public sphere is key to securing peace in the country.