I want to thank the panel very much. I particularly want to thank my colleagues for their diligence on this and other issues relating to Africa.
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Feingold expresses gratitude to colleagues for their efforts on African issues.
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These were not easy conversations, but they were direct and I think they were helpful in making it clear that the United States certainly does not overlook that sort of thing in this context.
Well, Mr. Chairman, this is where the process that is a little more promising is the key, and that is that the justice system of the DRC has to move forward in an effective way to be able to prosecute these individuals.
We visited directly with each of the Presidents. We spoke directly about the fact that we believe that in some instances support was being given and that that was not tolerable.
It was a failure and it caused great loss to the credibility of President Kabila who had made significant progress after 2006.





