Dr. Fox: The General Affairs Council discussed Zaire on 28 October and issued a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire and urgent dialogue to resolve the Crisis in Eastern Zaire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what actions he is planning to take in response to the current humanitarian Crisis in Eastern Zaire; and if he will make a statement.

Regional political and security problems are at the root of the Crisis in Eastern Zaire.