The United States condemn the attacks on Rwanda and M23 in the east of the DRC to the UN

The United States condemn the attacks on Rwanda and M23 in the east of the DRC to the UN
The United States condemn the attacks on Rwanda and M23 in the east of the DRC to the UN

We condemn in the strongest terms the hostilities of Rwanda and the M23 in Goma and the attacks against Sake“, Not far away,” said Dorothy Shea, acting ambassador, at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

After the failure of a mediation DRC-Rwanda under the aegis of Angola, the M23 and 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to the UN, quickly gained ground in the east of the DRC in recent weeks. They now surround the capital of the North Kivu province, Goma, which has a million inhabitants and almost as many displaced.

Fighting takes place on Sunday at a handful of kilometers from the city, according to concordant security sources.

We urgently call on a ceasefire“Added the American ambassador during the first declaration on this file of a representative of the administration of Donald Trump.

Rwanda use of armaments and sophisticated systems“, In particular the blocking of GPS signals,”interfere with the humanitarian response, endangers the (UN peacekeeping mission) Monusco and those who flee violence“She added.”These actions must stop immediately“.

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She also denounced the use “indiscriminate“Artillery fire, calling for Congolese, Rwandan leaders, and M23, to” give clear orders not to take the target civilians “.

All actors must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DRC and put an end to any form of support for armed groups, whether Congolese or foreign“She added.

The United States will envisage all the tools at their disposal so that managers of the pursuit of the armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the DRC, make accounts“She warned.

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