BBC

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In Belgium, a Congolese official has asked for

assurances from the Belgian authorities that Mr

Kabila will not face legal proceedings.

Opposition representatives there say they have

filed law suits against Mr Kabila for alleged

genocide and crimes against international law.

A delegation of rebels from eastern Congo is also

in Europe - to object to President Kabila's visit.

Protest

Mr Kabila met Congolese nationals and Italian

Foreign Ministry officials in Rome on the first full

day of his visit.

In Brussels, there was a small protest against Mr

Kabila's visit, with demonstrators climbing into the

grounds of the Royal Palace.

They accuse him of massacring ethnic Hutus

during the overthrow of former President Mobutu.

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