The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) this Tuesday praised the decisions taken last week in Luanda, encouraging diplomatic efforts to end hostilities between the rebels and the authorities.MONUSCO welcomes the holding of the mini-summit in Luanda and the role of Angolan President João Lourenço, in his capacity as president of the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (IC/GLR) and appointed mediator of the African Union, the former President Uhuru Kenyatta, in his capacity as facilitator of the East African Community, the Head of State of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the East African Community, and all regional leaders involved in finding peaceful solutions to the crisis in eastern Africa RDCongo”, reads a statement released today. In the missive, the United Nations says “encourage the continuation of diplomatic efforts to states that led to firm decisions for the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of M23 [the March 23 rebel movement, M23] from the occupied areas”.According to the French news agency, France-Presse (AFP), the fighting had ceased on Monday, but there was no sign of withdrawal from current positions by the M23, namely in the northeastern part of this African country. MONUSCO states that it received a request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DRC to “support implementation of decisions adopted within the framework of the peace processes in Luanda and Nairobi” and adds that it is also ready to “establish a coordination mechanism with the Regional Force of the East African Community”. in Luanda decided the cessation of hostilities from late Friday afternoon, which should have been followed, two days later, by the withdrawal of the M23 rebels “from the occupied areas to their initial positions”, but until today there was no withdrawal.”We have always said that we are asking for dialogue with the government and, at that time, we will discuss this issue”, reinforced the military spokesman for the M23, Willy Ngoma. If the M23 rebels refused to withdraw, the East African regional force to be deployed to Goma “would use force to pressure them into submission”. talking to M23, which he calls a “terrorist movement” backed by Rwanda.A new round of talks with armed groups active in eastern DRC was opened on Monday in Nairobi, but again without the presence of representatives of the M23, which for that reason already said, on the Luanda summit, that the cease-fire does not “tell them much”. (RM-NM) Source: Rádio Moçambique Online
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