This advance had continued despite assurances given on 23 May to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General by the MLC leader that his troops would halt their forward movement.
尽管刚解领导人让－皮埃尔·本巴5月23日向秘书长特别代表莫尔贾尼保证说，他的部队将停止前进，但这种推进仍在继续。