MONUSCO’s withdrawal from South Kivu risks leaving a security vacuum in the Democratic Republic of Congo: UK statement at the UN Security Council

United Kingdom Democratic Republic of the Congo

President, to conclude, the United Kingdom notes the arrival of regional SADC force, SAMIDRC, and we stress the importance of its being anchored to a regional political process like the Luanda process. Peaceful dialogue and committed engagement to regional processes are the best routes to peace in DRC and, in this regard, we welcome the positive steps towards this made recently in Angola.

SOURCE UN News Centre