{{M23 rebels have said they expect to sign a peace deal with the government by the end of February that would end their ten-month revolt.}}<\/p>\n
The M23 rebels have carved out a fiefdom in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province that has dragged Congo’s eastern region back into war and displaced an estimated 500,000 people.<\/p>\n
Bertrand Bisimwa, a spokesperson for the rebels and a participant in the talks, said negotiations with the government have already covered substantial ground.<\/p>\n
“We still have a lot of business to cover, but if we keep this speed I think it’s possible by end of February we’ll have finished talks and signed an agreement,” Bisimwa told the Reuters news agency in Kampala. “We’re satisfied with the speed of negotiations.”<\/p>\n
But Lambert Mende, a spokesman for the government, was less optimistic.<\/p>\n
“We were hoping to have things finished by the end of February but M23 have made lots of capricious extra demands, which is slowing down the process,” Mende said.<\/p>\n
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