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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said he was opposed to a UN plan to impose an arms embargo on his neighbour South Sudan, saying it would weaken the country's army just as it was trying to contain a resurgence of violence.

The statement from one of the region's main powers, issued over the weekend, came after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council to block arms sales to try to end more than two years of fighting in the world's newest nation.