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"Mr President, the resurgence of violence in, and mass exodus of civilians from, eastern Congo grabbed the attention of the European media last week. The war lord Bosco, who has been wanted by the International Criminal Court since 2006, featured prominently in all of this news with his new militia M23.
However, it is fortunate that this is only one side of the story in Congo, as I heard yesterday in a lengthy telephone conversation with the Dutch aid organisation ZOA, which has a presence there on the ground. This organisation is optimistic regarding the new Congolese Government’s three stated intentions, which cover an effective reform of the army with a single command, strict state control over the country’s mineral resources and diplomatic initiatives in neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda. The recent successful rise of a more disciplined Congolese army in the east of the country fuels hope for better prospects in the future.
Does the High Representative share this hope for restoring peace to the Democratic Republic of Congo? And how is the European Union going to contribute to what is, without doubt, a complex process?"@en1
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