ICGLR: Follow-up in Kinshasa on Lusaka meeting recommendations for regional security

Congolese Deputy Prime Minister for National Defence Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita met a delegation from the ICGLR in Kinshasa on November 3, led by the organization’s executive secretary, Ambassador Mubita Luwabelwa. They reviewed recommendations from defence ministers’ meetings held in Lusaka from October 14 to 16, including proposed procedures for disarming and reintegrating members of foreign armed groups. Kabombo reaffirmed the aim of making the ICGLR’s defence pillar more operational and emphasized the expanded Joint Verification Mechanism’s role in supporting regional peace. Technical discussions are to continue between ICGLR Secretariat experts and the Congolese defence ministry.