Luanda - Democratic Congo and Rwanda approved, on Monday, a document called Concept of Operations (CONOP), an instrument that will guide the implementation of the Harmonized Plan for the Neutralization of the FDLR.
The document, approved during the sixth ministerial meeting on the peace process in eastern DRC, under the mediation of Angola, will also facilitate the Disengagement of Forces/Lifting of defense measures in Rwanda.
The delegations were led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophone of the DRC, Therese Wagner, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola, Téte António.
During the meeting, the ministers concluded on the need to continue negotiations as soon as possible on aspects of the draft Agreement, as submitted to the Parties by the Angolan President, João Lourenço, last August.
At the end of the meeting, the facilitation informed the parties about the conclusions of the high-level Regional Women's Forum of the Great Lakes Region, held from 18 to 19 October, in Luanda, with the aim of promoting greater involvement of Women in the process peace process underway in the Great Lakes Region. ART/DOJ
