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In related developments, the head of UN Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived in the DRC capital Kinshasa on Thursday.

Accompanied by a delegation from the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, he had discussions with Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka and other top officials responsible for Interior Affairs, Defense and Foreign Affairs.

Talks focused on the security situation in the east, as well as the ongoing diplomatic and political efforts aimed at achieving an immediate cessation of hostilities in North Kivu and South Kivu.

Mr. Lacroix advocated for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2773 (2025), particularly with respect to the territorial integrity of the DRC and an end to the M23 offensive.

The Council unanimously adopted the resolution last Friday, calling for the Rwanda-backed rebel movement to immediately cease hostilities, withdraw from areas it controls, and fully reverse the establishment of illegitimate parallel administrations in Congolese territory.

SOURCE UN News Centre