From Yahoo News/AFP:
NAIROBI (AFP) – Congolese rebels and Kinshasa government officials met for a third day of talks in Nairobi on Wednesday amid hopes of reaching agreement on a framework for substantive talks, a UN spokesman said.
"Delegations are expected to be in a mix of proximity and direct talks today. There is a hope on behalf of the facilitation that a framework agreement will be reached today," said UN spokesman Jens Laerke.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Olusegun Obasanjo, said late Tuesday that he hoped substantive talks would begin "before Christmas".
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My Comment: At least some of us are hopeful.