{{U.N. Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region Mary Robinson has said she is prepared to address the DRCongo issue directly with Rwanda. }}
She said on arrival in Goma on Monday,“I do not say one thing in Goma and another thing in Rwanda. I say tough things, especially to people who need to hear those tough things directly.
And I am prepared to speak very truthfully, but also to continue to engage with Rwanda, because that is my role and my responsibility”.
Robinson arrived Monday in Goma as part of a diplomatic tour of the region.
Other foreign envoys, including Boubacar Diarra of the African Union and Russ Feingold from the United States, are due to join Robinson on her tour of the region, which includes a stop in Rwanda.
Robinson said she supports MONUSCO’s aggressive operations, which she sees as having opened up a chance for dialogue.
“What I see as being valuable is that there is now potentially a window for the political discussions,” she said.
Robinson also said she would like to see the renewal of the Kampala talks between the Congolese government and M23. Those talks fell apart as fighting intensified during the past few months.
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