Congo Reverses Course and Agrees to Cease ‘Hostilities’ With M23
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed militia M23 released a joint statement late on Wednesday announcing a commitment to end the conflict that has raged along the border of the two countries since January, killing thousands.
Съобщението пристигна като изненада за някои наблюдаващи. Felix Tshisekedi, the president of Congo, had long said his country would not negotiate directly with M23, which has lately occupied large swaths of Congolese territory, seizing cities and mines rich with critical minerals.
In the joint statement, the two sides said they shared a “commitment to an immediate cessation of hostilities, ” and че те ще работят за трайно спокойно съглашение.
Фред Баума, изпълнителен шеф на Конгоанския проучвателен институт Ebuteli, назова взаимното изказване „ невиждан “, като се има поради, че господин Tshisekedi е сподели...
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