The special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit praised on Monday in Luanda, the efforts and determination of the ICGLR and SADC member countries in the stabilization of the eastern DR Congo (DRC).
Speaking at the opening session of the Third Joint Ministerial Meeting SADC/ICGLR, Said Djinnit stated that negative forces have been perpetuating violence and distrust, as well as they hamper the region from reaching its full socio-economic development.
In this domain, he also recognized the contribution of MONUSCO and its forces, the intervention brigade and paid tribute to the sacrifice of the men who died for this work.
Said Djinnit also welcomed as part of the peace process, the agreement to receive the elements of the FDLR in transit camps, but he argued the importance of the states to stand firm in the decision of implementing the opportunity offered by the regional leaders.
To him, the FDLR and other negative forces must realize that their criminal activities will be punished by the region or the international community.
Similarly, he encouraged the parties involved in the Nairobi Declaration to accelerate the process, including the repatriation of the members of the M23 who remain in Rwanda and Uganda.
The meeting was attended by ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the member states, special envoys of the UN Secretary General, the United States, the European Union (EU), the Kingdom of Belgium and the African Union (AU), as well as Chief of General Staffs of SADC and Great Lakes, among others.
{{Angola Press}}
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