/ 23 April 1999

LIBERIA, ZAMBIA MEET ON DRC

LIBERIAN President Charles Taylor held private talks on Thursday with his Zambian counterpart Frederick Chiluba on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Taylor said he is in Lusaka to consult the Zambian leader and support his peace efforts. The Liberian leader left Lusaka on Thursday morning for South Africa, where he is expected to confer with President Nelson Mandela.