Angola.
After the call ended, Murmi looked at Lirik and hurriedly asked, "After these peace talks, who are we putting in the leadership?"
"Neto." Lirik casually named the candidate they had already chosen.
"Should we keep the armed forces?"
"Keeping them is probably impossible." Lirik shook his head. "There's no need. We've already achieved our goal. Whoever comes in next will definitely be one of ours."
"What if this is a conspiracy and Mbo goes back on his word?"
"He won't. We still have backup plans. They won't dare go back on their word," Lirik said. He did not mention that Mbo was one of them, so it made no difference whether the armed forces remained.
"Then I'll go prepare for the negotiations."
With Lirik's assurance, Murmi felt much more at ease.
As Mbo detained Vasoren, Ansky, and the others, the people of Angola finally gave up their protests and demonstrations amid the media and television broadcasts' relentless publicity. The public began to calm down, and the situation in Angola gradually improved.
Not long after, news came from the Opposition Armed Forces and the military that both sides had agreed to a ceasefire and would hold peace talks.
As soon as the news came out, the United Nations warmly welcomed it and promised to dispatch a mediation team to Angola as quickly as possible to help oversee the peace talks between the two sides.
The United States, Europe, and other countries subsequently issued comments, hoping the peace talks would proceed while respecting Angola's domestic interests. They proposed that the Opposition Armed Forces take the lead in forming an interim leadership to ensure that the Angolan people's human rights would not be harmed before a new leader was elected.
The news caused an uproar in international public opinion.
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