Luanda - Foreign Affairs minister Téte António Friday in Luanda highlighted the concrete progress made in the Luanda Process on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conflict, during a meeting between delegations from Angola and the United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee on DRC.
The results achieved were presented to the United Nations, demonstrating Angola's determination to persuade the parties to consider the proposal and maintain negotiations for stability in the region.
Held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting was chaired by Minister Téte António and Ambassador Michael Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and Chairman of the Committee.
The meeting is part of a series of visits by the UN Committee to the region, which includes Angola, the DRC, Uganda and Rwanda, between November 14 and 25.
Luanda Process as a Platform for Dialogue
Téte António stressed that the Luanda Process, in parallel with the Nairobi Process, is currently one of the only platforms for dialogue to resolve the conflict in the east of the DRC.
Since the beginning of 2024, Angola has organized five ministerial meetings in Luanda, bringing the parties involved, the DRC and Rwanda, closer together and promoting consensus.
Among the advances highlighted is the ceasefire in eastern DRC, in force since August 4, 2024, overseen by the Reinforced Ad-Hoc Verification Mechanism. Angola also led the drafting of the Harmonized Plan for the Neutralization of the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) and the Plan for the Disengagement of Forces and Survey of Defense Measures in Rwanda.
The experts from the DRC, Rwanda and Angola approved the Concept of Operations (CONOPs), a strategic tool for implementing the plans. In addition, liaison officers from the two countries were appointed and the Enhanced Ad-Hoc Verification Mechanism was officially launched on November 5, 2024.
The minister reminded those present that the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, reinforced Angola's commitment to mediating the conflict by holding separate meetings with Presidents Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Félix Tshisekedi (DRC) in August.
During the meetings, a Proposal for a Peace Agreement to re-launch the dialogue and reach a binding compromise was presented.
The UN Security Council Sanctions Committee created by Resolution 1533 (2004), is responsible for monitoring compliance with sanctions in the context of the conflict in the DRC.
It evaluates expert reports, promotes dialogue between the parties and supports reconstruction and security efforts in the country. ART/TED/AMP
