What is the position of the U.S. government should the Juba Peace Talks fail, or are not successful in a reasonable timeframe?
The ongoing peace process represents the best opportunity to bring an end to the twenty-plus years of conflict in northern Uganda. The process is also the best opportunity for the remaining members of the Lord’s Resistance Army, now occupying Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to return to Uganda and to engage in a process of reconciliation and reintegration within their communities. However, the people of northern Uganda yearn to rebuild their lives and cannot wait endlessly for an agreement. We believe that northern Ugandans want all parties to negotiate seriously and avoid delaying peace for those afraid to return to their homes. However, should the talks fail, the United States would support, under existing UN Security Council resolutions, efforts by the United Nations forces operating in the Congo (MONUC) and Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to apprehend the LRA.
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