Luanda - The United Nations on Friday reiterated its support for the Angolan government's efforts to achieve peace, stability and security in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), within the framework of the Luanda Process.
The information was disclosed to the press by the Chairman of the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council, Michael Imran Kanu, after an audience granted by the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço.
“Our recognition extends to the efforts that President João Lourenço has undertaken, so we have come here to give him this comfort and to visit him,” said the senior UN official.
Michael Imran Kanu, who praised the Luanda Process on behalf of the United Nations, urged the parties to the conflict in the DRC to continue to make all the necessary efforts to achieve lasting peace in the region.
The Luanda Process is associated with Angola's role, specifically its capital Luanda, as a site for dialogue and mediation in the conflicts in central and southern Africa, specially the tensions between Rwanda and the DRC.
The main objective is to promote regional stability, resolve border disputes and contain the escalation of armed conflicts, especially in regions affected by rebel groups such as M23, active in the DRC, which allegedly receives aid from Rwanda.
Meeting with Mozambican minister
On another occasion, president João Lourenço, received in his office the Mozambican Minister of Interior, Pascoal Pedro Runda, as special envoy of the Mozambican Head of State, Filipe Nyusi.
The Mozambican leader did not make any statements to the press after the meeting.AFL/ART/AMP
