Kinshasa and Paris step up consultations on MONUSCO’s future: “It is important to know what is expected on the ceasefire, support for the Washington agreements and the FDLR protocol”

Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner met her French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, in Paris on November 3 to discuss MONUSCO’s next mandate and security in eastern DRC. In Kinshasa, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo Jacquemain also chaired consultations on renewing the mandate and addressing the humanitarian needs of displaced people. French ambassador Rémi Maréchaux said France wanted proposals to reflect the needs voiced by Congolese authorities, parliamentarians and civil society. Discussions also covered Kinshasa’s expectations regarding the ceasefire, the Washington process and the protocol relating to the FDLR.