LUANDA, Angola
Angola's presidency said on Tuesday it will contact the M23 rebels to facilitate direct negotiations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government to pursue peace in eastern DRC.
The announcement followed a
meeting in Luanda between Angolan President Joao Lourenco and DRC President
Felix Tshisekedi. This was Tshisekedi's second visit to Angola for peace
mediation talks within a month.
Tina Salama, spokesperson for
the DRC president, said on social media that the DRC is awaiting the
implementation of Angola's mediation initiative.
“We
take note and wait to see the implementation of this Angolan mediation
approach.” She said, adding that DRC recalls that there is a pre-established
framework which is the Nairobi process and reaffirm their attachment to
Resolution 2773.
Additionally, the Southern
African Development Community announced that it will hold an extraordinary
summit of heads of state and government on Thursday to discuss the security
situation in the DRC.
The ongoing conflict between
the M23 rebels and the DRC government has led to massive population
displacements and worsened the humanitarian crisis. Tensions remain high
despite diplomatic and military efforts to end the hostilities.
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