The initial delegation was criticized as largely consisting of expatriate Acholi, rather than members of the fighting force. However, after many delays Vincent Otti arrived for meetings on the 29th,[12] followed the next day by Kony's 14-year-old son Salim Saleh Kony (sharing a name with brother of President Museveni, Salim Saleh).[13] Kony himself met with local religious and political leaders from northern Uganda and southern Sudan on the following day.[13] On 2 August, Kony held his first ever press conference in which he demanded a ceasefire before LRA-government negotiations resumed on the 7th and denied ever abducting children. Some media sources noted that, of the approximately 80 LRA fighters surrounding the press venue, several appeared to be in their early teens.[14][15]