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"Two bodies of Ugandans were found (Thursday) evening floating on the waters of Lake Edward. Other Ugandan bodies have not been found yet. No Congolese body is found until this evening "(Friday), he added to AFP.
" Three Ugandan fishermen, kidnapped by militiamen, were released and returned to their country The mission also obtained from the Ugandan authorities the principle of holding direct talks between the governments of these two neighboring countries at Kasese, Uganda on 18 July
It is expected that discussions will revolve around the release of the 92 Congolese fishermen arrested by the Ugandan navy on Lake Edward, the return of their fishing gear and the end of the tensions, according to Mr. Muhindo.
In mid-June, the Kyavinyonge Fishermen's Association regularly denounced arrests of its members by Ugandan patrols crossing Lake Edward and charging them large sums of money before they were released.
at eight days , four Ugandan soldiers and three civilians were killed in clashes between Congolese and Ugandan patrols.
In retaliation, Ugandan soldiers fired on Saturday "at close range" at Congolese fishermen on Lake Edward, According to a Congolese local official and the Kyavinyonge fishermen's badociation, a Congolese village on the lake shore.
The relations between the DRC and Uganda are complex, the two countries disagree on the sharing of energy resources in Lake Edward, where skirmishes have multiplied since the beginning of this year.
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