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Juba: Uganda's fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony has made contact with the UN ambassador for northern Uganda's conflict and told him he is committed to signing a final peace deal to end 20 years of war.
Two years of peace talks between Kampala and Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) broke down in April, prompting Uganda, Sudan and Congo to threaten a military attack.
UN envoy Joachim Chissano told reporters in south Sudan's capital Juba on Saturday that he had spoken to the elusive rebel chief by satellite telephone.
He said Kony wanted another meeting on the remote Sudan-Congo border.
"He promised to conclude the process...this (meeting) is a step towards a conclusion," Chissano said. He did not give further details.
Delegates from the LRA and the Ugandan government agreed on a final deal earlier this year. But Kony failed to turn up for an April signing ceremony.
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