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To: marcos who wrote (335)	7/30/1999 5:10:00 AM
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Sanctions Against ANGOLA'S UNITA May Be Tightened Xinhua 29-JUL-99 UNITED NATIONS (July 29) XINHUA - A U.N. Security Council committee on Thursday put forward proposals to tighten sanctions against Angola's opposition UNITA in pressing the movement to agree to a political solution to Angola's civil war. The committee proposals by its chairman in his letter to the council president dated July 28 and his previous proposals in June advocated new measures for the implementation of sanctions on UNITA's export of diamonds, among others. Committee chairman, Canada's Robert Fowler said since 1992 UNITA received some 3 to 4 billion U.S. dollars through diamonds exports. The money from the exports is believed to be mainly used to buy weapons. Fowler, who made two trips to Africa this year covering 12 countries where he had wide consultations, suggested that agencies such as the World Customs Organization and the International Criminal Police Organization be involved in ensuring the effectiveness of sanctions imposed since 1993. At the debate following Fowler's briefing to the council, many council members supported the enforcement of the sanctions. Other sanction measures include prohibitions on the sale/supply of arms, travel by UNITA, sale/supply of oil to UNITA, and the provision of funds or financial resources to UNITA. Shen Guofang, deputy permanent representative of the Chinese Mission to the U.N. told the council that while China supports the chairman's proposals, it wants to note that the tightening of sanctions is to create a necessary environment to finally find a political settlement to the conflict in Angola. The civil war of more than two decades has left over one million killed, 1.7 million displaced out of a population of 11 million in the southwest African nation, according to Fowler. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Above from cnn.com interactive news ... excellent service, there are several other recent articles on Angola and Sierra Leone - customnews.cnn.com