In recent months, Qatar and Washington initiatives have traced the contours of a potential peace agreement, but on the ground, we have probably known one of the deadliest months for a long time, “said the Belgian diplomacy chief.
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Qatar made a new proposal on Sunday. “I am not able to judge the text, not having access to it, but the Tshisekedi president seems to judge it unsatisfactory. I want to greet the initiatives of Doha and Washington and really formulate the wish that successive meetings between Congolese and Rwandan lead to a quick and lasting result in favor of peace in the east of Congo.”
On the European side, “we have a little feeling that, since the package of sanctions, we consider that the conflict should no longer be a priority, especially since Washington and Doha have taken the hand”. The Minister promises to give this question to the agenda of the EU Council.
The pressure must be increased so that humanitarian aid corridors can open in the east of the DRC. At the same time, it is necessary that
Congolese authorities do not sanction humanitarian actors on the grounds that they would be in a territory occupied by the M23, he adds. “Humanitarian aid must be provided in a depoliticized manner”.
As for the need to see the African regional actors, as well as the African Union, get more involved in the resolution of the conflict, “a coalition of volunteers would be good to guarantee the sustainability of peace”.
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