M23 rebels commit to peacetalks

by admin
Jun 5, 2013

The M23 rebels announced today that it will send a delegation to recommence  peace talks with the Congolese government that were suspended in May.

The political head of the rebel movement, Bertrand Bisimwa, said in a statement,

"The M23 confirms that its delegation will go to Kampala this Sunday June 9 in order to continue the dialogue."

Bisimwa noted that the movements decision was an outcome of a regional tour in May y UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and talks with the special envoy, Mary Robinson, who visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.

The M23 commitment to negotiations comes after a UN intervention brigade was formed with a mandate to take the offensive against rebel forces that remained

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