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EU support to peacekeeping “in due time”

    NAIROBI

    Meanwhile, the European Union on Friday said it was ready to support, “in due time”, a UN peacekeeping force in the DRC to assist in the implementation of the Lusaka accord. In a statement, the EU and its member states reaffirmed their commitment to the Lusaka accord, which they said “offers the only realistic prospect of lasting peace and security in the Great Lakes region.” The EU would provide its “full political, diplomatic and resource support”, provided the parties “show the necessary political will and implement the agreement”, it said. The statement also stressed the importance of disarming, demobilising and reintegrating DRC-based militia groups and of bringing to justice those ex-FAR and Interahamwe accused of genocide. The EU earlier this month pledged 1.2 million Euros (about US $1.2 million) towards the JMC.

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