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". – Mr President, the Commission shares the concern about violence and repression in Kisangani and strongly condemns the terrible events of 14 May.
We recall, as did the declaration made on behalf of the European Union, the obligations stemming from the UN resolutions for demilitarisation of Kisangani, as well as the commitments made by the parties under the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. The Commission would like to reiterate that the Lusaka Agreement is at present the only commitment to a negotiated solution and the international community has stressed on many occasions the absolute need to respect it.
The Union has welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by the Government and the MLC. However, the Commission stresses the need for all the parties to subscribe to a consensus-driven and inclusive agreement for the transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Commission believes that a political settlement of the crisis should be pursued by all parties and by the international community. We fully support the recent initiative of the UN Secretary-General to further support the inter-Congolese dialogue by nominating a Special Envoy.
The Commission is in favour of an international investigation into the alleged massacre in Kisangani, but we believe that MONUC and other UN agencies present in the field can provide sufficient elements and evidence. At this critical moment, the Commission considers that priority should be given to the international attempts to continue the peace talks and negotiations among the parties, including the foreign countries involved in the conflict.
We call on all parties to the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement to respect the end to hostilities and to refrain from any act which might hinder the search for an inclusive solution to the conflict."@en1
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