The 54th ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa ended on January 16 in Brazzaville. The representatives of the various States present condemned the abuses perpetrated by the rebel groups in the east of the DRC.
With our correspondent in Brazzaville, Loicia Martial
In their statement adopted and read in the presence of the press by Vincente Muanda, Angolan Ambassador to Congo-Brazzaville, the members of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee called in particular for the immediate cessation of all forms of violence, all military activity by any armed group posing a threat to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
At the end of the meeting, Samy Adubango Awotho, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DRC, said he welcomed the latest UN resolution aimed at establishing peace in the region.
” We had this chance to go beyond what we have always said. We used to insist that Rwanda be mentioned by name. This resolution [de l’ONU] gives us the edge over the rest. It is now up to the DRC and its neighbors to accompany it towards the direction of peace “, did he declare.
Closing the work, Jean-Claude Gakosso, Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, invited all the actors to find a lasting solution.
” Let us defeat the distressing paradox of an ultra-rich region but, alas ! whose populations are often so unhappy “, he launched.
At the end of this 24-hour ministerial meeting, Jean-Claude Gakosso promised that during his tenure as head of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee, Congo will work for the prosperity and stability of the sub-region. .
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