Issued: August 4, 1997 - Luanda, Angola

Text of communique as broadcast by Angolan TV on 4th August, 1997.

The mediator and the troika of observers of the Angolan peace process have
learned with great concern that, despite all appeals, UNITA [National Union for
the Total Independence of Angola] has not taken any significant steps to fulfill
the demands contained in UN Security Council Resolution 1,118 and reiterated
in the presidential statement issued by the Security Council on 23rd July.