M23 movement re-engage in Congolese peace talks

by admin
Apr 7, 2013
Talks aimed at resolving the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo resumed today in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
The peace talks between the M23 Rebels and Congolese government , that started in December, broke down in late February following strong disagreements between the negotiating parties.
The head of the M23 delegation, Rene Abandi, announced today that both parties had met up with their Ugandan peace talk mediators, indicating that the peace talks were, once again, underway.
The head of the M23 delegation described the recent UN resolution that allowed the conscription of an intervention force as an act that undermined the peace negotiation efforts.
Uganda's Minister of Defence and peace talk mediator, Crispus Kyonga, assured that the M23 rebels would not be attacked by the recently deployed United Nations intervention force, provided the peace talks continued.
Noting that the M23  should not resort to a pure military struggle, he said,
"The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)firmly believes that the solution to the problems in the eastern DRC is fundamentally political. The military track can only support the political process. The military track cannot be a standalone and cannot bring sustainable peace to any part of the world."

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