US top Africa diplomat says US supports "critically important" Juba peace process

Speaking last week about U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice's visit today to the Horn of Africa, Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer said the following in a press briefing. "There are increasing defections from Garamba Park and I think that that's positive. We continue to support the Juba peace process and I think it's critically important especially for bringing reconciliation to Northern Uganda. And so we're watching it very closely. We are very involved, especially Tim Shortley, my special, you know, advisor on conflict prevention, is working this issue intensively and so we're following it. And the UN, again, as I said, very quietly is playing a heroic role in trying to facilitate people leaving who want to leave safely."