Zaire - Arrival of US envoy

(28 Apr 1997) T/I: 10:58:53 The United State's UN Ambassador Bill Richardson arrived in the Zairian capital Kinshasa on Monday (28/4) for talks with President Mobutu Sese Seko. Richardson said he would meet with the ailing president Tuesday (29/4) and that he intends to travel to the rebel-held southern city of Lubumbashi the following day, to talk with rebel leader Laurent Kabila. He also spoke briefly about working to get relief supplies to some 100,000 Rwandan refugees in eastern Zaire. SHOWS: KINSHASA, ZAIRE 28/04 WS car arrival; MS Bill Richardson greeted after exits car; WS Richsrdson with press; SOT, Bill Richardson US special envoy to Zaire(english):"I'm here to work with the leaders of zaire to ensure peaceful prosperous and democratic future for the country. USA belives that can be no military solution to the crisis ...but rather a negotiated settlement....... leading to transitional government and fair and free elections.I'm also here because our grave concerns about the plight of several thousend refugees....and displaced Zairians. There is a humanitarian crisis here and international community must respond.....there have been some reports of massacres and human rights abuses..this must end. International Aid organisations and UN must have immediate access to people in need.....during my visit I will press for this, will travel to the east to assess first hand.....I'm meeting with president tomorrow, and with mr. Kabila on Wednesday.."; 1.45 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...