The Ugandan government announced yesterday that it had signed an agreement with the LRA for the disarmament and demobilization of combatants and their reintegration into society.

The Spokesman for the Ugandan government delegation to the negotiations, Captain Chris Magezi, said the matter is concerned to be an important step to put an end to twenty years of civil war in northern Uganda, and added that the agreement will allow the former LRA fighters to join the Ugandan army and those who wish to return to civilian life to do so.