Foreign Minister Rules Out French Peacekeepers In Congo

The French government has decided not to send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to assist the U.N. peacekeeping mission there, Reuters reports.

"It's out of the question for French ground troops to take part because the Goma airport is too close to the Rwandan border," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said.

Recent fighting has been concentrated around the eastern city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.

France and Rwanda have had very tense...