U.S. President George W. Bush met with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila at the White House on Friday, with the two sides focusing their talks on the political situation and security in the Western African country.
"He (Kabila) shared with me his strategy to make sure that the government's reach extends throughout the entire country and that there is stability throughout the country," Bush told reporters after the meeting.
The two leaders discussed mainly the situation in eastern part of the DRC, where there was a new round of bloody clashes in August in the province of North-Kivu.
Bush also congratulated Kabila on winning office last year in the first free presidential election in more than four decades since his country won its independence.
Briefing his country's political development, Kabila said: "Basically our priorities have now changed from elections, it's now stability."
He emphasized the importance of U.S. support for his country's efforts to maintain stability and combat poverty.
It was reported that there are more than 370,000 displaced persons in North-Kivu Province due to the prevailing state of insecurity there.
Source: Xinhua
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