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5:21 CAT | 27 Jan 2025
FILE - France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech during the annual conference of French ambassadors at the International Conference Centre of the French Foreign Affairs ministry in Paris, France on January 6, 2025. [File photo: Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters]
France expresses its solidarity regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo and condemns actions by Rwanda in the country, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday.
“France strongly condemns the offensive led by the M23, backed by the Rwandan armed forces, which has led to the death of six peacekeepers and the displacement of several thousands people. Fighting must stop and dialogue resume,” Barrot said as he arrived at the Council of European Foreign Ministers in Brussels.
Congolese rebels said on Sunday they had taken Goma, the biggest city in the east of the mineral-rich country, after a lightning advance that has forced thousands of people to flee and fuelled concerns of a regional war.
France reaffirms its unwavering support to the sovereignty & territorial integrity of DRC. We strongly condemn the ongoing offensive led by the M23 with the active support of Rwanda. We urge an immediate return to the ceasefire: the political dialogue must restart without delay. pic.twitter.com/mYIEYFhLpA
— Nicolas de Rivière (@NDeRiviere) January 26, 2025
Source: Reuters
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