The Security Council expressed concern at fighting in the city of Bunia, and called for a ceasefire and immediate end to hostilities.[4] It demanded that all governments in the Great Lakes region cease military and financial support for parties involved in the armed conflict in Ituri, and that Uganda withdraw its forces and for Rwanda to refrain from returning its troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5] There was also concern at tensions between Uganda and Rwanda and their proxies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and all parties were urged to guarantee the safety of civilians and MONUC personnel in the Ituri region.