The United Nations has responded in a statement to Uganda’s threat of pulling its troops out of Somalia if the ‘lies’ in UN leaked reports are not retracted.
The President of the UN Security Council, Ambassador H. S. Puri has said that the report is yet to be considered by the Sanctions Committee concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ambassador Puri added that views expressed by the independent experts do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations.
Bowing to pressure by Uganda demanding recognition of the UPDF role in regional peace process, Ambassador Puri also noted that Uganda, is an important troop-contributing country and is playing a significant role in the maintenance of peace and security in several countries,particularly in Somalia.
Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Uganda’s Special Envoy and Minister of Information and Communications Technology, who is currently in New York, has delivered a message from the Government of Uganda expressing disappointment and grave concern about the false accusations against Uganda in the report of the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC).
Dr. Rugunda is due to meet the President of the UN General Assembly, and the remaining Representatives of the Security Council members: United States of America, Germany, Pakistan,Guatemala, Colombia, Morocco, and Portugal next week.
Uganda’s delegation comprises Lt. Gen.Katumba Wamala,Commander of the Land Forces, UPDF, and Senior Government Officials.
The Uganda deligation met: Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, who received the message on behalf of the UN Secretary-General H.E. Ban Ki-moon, on November 1, 2012.
They also met President of the UN Security Council, Ambassador H. S.Puri of India on November 2, 2012.
The Ugandans also met the Representatives of Security Council members: South Africa, Azerbaijan, France, Togo, China, Russia, and United Kingdom.
Uganda stressed that it was unacceptable to malign Uganda’s contribution to regional peace and security by alleging that it supports the M23 group.
Ugandans argues that their involvement in seeking a solution to the situation in Eastern DRC was at the express request of both the DRC Government and the UN Secretary General, and in its capacity as Chair of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).
Uganda informed that withdrawing their troops from regional peace efforts, including Somalia, CAR, etc. would become inevitable unless the UN corrects the false accusations made against Uganda, by bringing out the truth about Uganda’s role in the current regional efforts.
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