Heads of states of the Great Lakes Region have reaffirmed their commitment to pursue sustainable peace based on home-grown solutions to the recurrent crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The commitment was pledged October 8, during the 4th Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), held in Kampala, Uganda, Monday.
The Summit, chaired by President Yoweri Museveni was attended by Presidents Paul Kagame, Joseph Kabila of DRC, President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi and President Salva Kiir of South Sudan.
It acknowledged steady progress and cooperation of member states.
Opening the discussions, ICGLR Executive Secretary, Prof Ntumba Luaba said: “I strongly encourage continued and sustained high-level dialogue at the bilateral and regional level… I welcome the recent progress in strengthening confidence building measures, notably the Joint Verification Mechanism.”
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