<ul><li>International lawyers for the Democratic Republic of Congo welcome Apple's decision to stop sourcing minerals from there.</li><li>Criminal complaints were filed against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain.</li><li>Apple strongly disputes the claims and has instructed suppliers not to use minerals sourced from Congo or Rwanda.</li><li>Lawyers representing Congo express satisfaction with Apple's statement but state that it needs to be verified with facts and figures.</li></ul>

Apple says it told suppliers to stop buying Congo conflict minerals; Congo lawyers say Apple’s statement must be verified

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