Congo's M23 rebels are sending a delegation to Kampala, Uganda, to negotiate with the Congolese government on Thursday, AP quoted a rebel spokesman as saying on Wednesday. The diplomatic efforts come as this eastern Congo city of 1 million returns to normal life, following two weeks of occupation by the rebels, and despite the fact that the insurgents remain just three kilometers (1.8 miles) away in the hills above the city. The M23 rebels - who are backed by Rwanda according to the United Nations - have threatened to retake Goma unless President Joseph Kabila's government starts negotiations with them over conditions in the army as well as broader issues such as the constitution and need for fresh elections. "Our delegation will go to Kampala tomorrow (Thursday). But it seems that the Congolese government is not ready to comply with what we agreed when we pulled out of Goma. It does not seem the government understands that it is not up to them to decide the terms at this point," said Bertrand Bisimwa, the spokesperson of the M23 political branch, reached by phone Wednesday, Ap said. -- SPA
