Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo said they would withdraw from the eastern city of Goma if President Joseph Kabila agreed to their demands, but the Congolese Government dismissed the move as a farce.
The deadlock threatens to prolong a crisis in a region dogged by nearly two decades of conflict.
The M23 rebels, who want to overthrow the government in Kinshasa, captured Goma last week after Congolese soldiers withdrew and UN peacekeepers were forced to give up defending the city.
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