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Ramazani Baya

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  1. “We reiterate our gratitude to the international community for the attention and sustained efforts in the birth of a new era of relations of trust, security and mutual benefit for the States of the Great Lakes region. That is something that not only the people of the region wholeheartedly wish, but the people of the entire continent as well.”

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  2. “Until then, we must maintain contact through meetings of this type, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo commits itself to be present. In conclusion, we reaffirm the determination of our Government to pursue the peace and stability process in the Great Lakes region to the end. The Democratic Republic of the Congo renews its commitment to participate in establishing conditions of peace and security for its people and for the fraternal peoples of neighbouring States. As our people prepare to enter fully into the delicate and crucial period of the voting process to choose the future leaders of our country's institutions, we expect of all the neighbouring States an attitude of active solidarity so that no outside threat of any kind will disrupt that process.”

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  3. “Many countries in the region, in particular Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, were occupied with carrying out their internal electoral processes. Our Government, taking account of the crucial time we are going through with the organization of an historic election, after almost 40 years, does not see the possibility of preparing for a summit, even if it is held next June or July. We believe the summit for the signing of the Pact should take place at the beginning of September 2006. The Congolese delegation can then legitimately be present and can commit itself with other States of the Great Lakes region in that ambitious project to create a zone of peace, understanding, cooperation and economic integration from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean.”

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  4. “Our people must clearly see what the end of the wars, and the negotiations in the region among the countries of the region and with the international community, have brought them. Therefore we reaffirm our hope that the humanitarian and economic problems will be taken into consideration in the framework of the fund for regional reconstruction that has been discussed since Dar es- Salaam and that should be implemented from the perspective of the proposed Stability, Security and Development Pact. We are aware that the signing of that fundamental act is of concern to all States in the region, as well as to our partners. The deferral of the timeline has been justified.”

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  5. “We therefore believe that judicial decision, rather than interfering in the momentum of the new relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, will instead place our future relations under the light of the law, and no longer under the influence of force and weapons. Concerning development - also one of the main themes of the present meeting - let me point out that the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have paid a heavy toll for the conflicts that have troubled the Great Lakes region - as noted, among others, by the ruling of the International Court of Justice. Thus, the main Victims should be the main beneficiaries in the reconstruction efforts in the Great Lakes region.”

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  6. “We welcome the establishment by the United Nations, on 20 December 2005, of the Peacebuilding Commission. Our hope is that the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be one of the first and one of the main beneficiaries. On 19 December 2005, a page of history was turned in the Great Lakes region with the ruling by the International Court of Justice in The Hague condemning Uganda for military acts against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our Government welcomes that judgment. Can true reconciliation be established if we do not mention the evil, if we do not recognize the errors committed, if we do not shoulder our responsibilities and if we do not right the wrongs?”

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  7. “Our hope is that those resolutions will be strictly implemented in order to discourage any attempt to disrupt the transition process taking place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although we are aware of the improvement in relations with neighbouring States, our Government nonetheless deplores the fact that cooperation remains insufficient and permits some of those States to continue to harbour criminals whose extradition the Democratic Republic of the Congo had requested, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions and decisions taken during other, regional meetings. Here we wish once again to request the Security Council to exert further pressure on those States to cease, if not their support to the militias, then at least the understanding and tolerance shown to them.”

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  8. “Without doubt, we must welcome the cooperation existing today between MONUC and the FARDC, and their growing capacity to respond more rapidly to such situations. Our Government welcomed the publication on 1 November 2005, by the Security Council committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, of a list of persons and entities subject to sanctions for violating the arms embargo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also welcomed resolution 1649 (2005), adopted on 21 December 2005, which provides for the implementation through 31 July 2006 of individual sanctions against those responsible for the armed groups, and which prohibits countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo from illegally exploiting the natural resources of our country.”

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  9. “We must point out that, unfortunately, those armed groups still have some capacity to cause harm and could again bring about a tragedy like that we mourn today, with the death of the eight Guatemalan Blue Helmets. Far from discouraging us, that sort of tragedy can only further strengthen our determination to eradicate all the armed groups creating insecurity along the eastern border of our country. The Democratic Republic of the Congo will spare no effort to identify those responsible and to bring them to justice. Another regrettable event took place during military skirmishes in North Kivu, in the territory of Rutshuru, in mid-January. Thanks to the rapid intervention of the coalition forces of the FARDC and MONUC, calm has been restored.”

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  10. “The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo once again extends its heartfelt condolences to the Government of Guatemala, to MONUC and to the families of those soldiers who fell on the field of honour serving peace and security in the Congo and in the Great Lakes region. That tragedy gives our Government the opportunity to once again welcome the commitment of MONUC in actions to make that province safer, side by side with the Congolese armed forces. That unfortunate event is painful proof that MONUC and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are doing everything they can to end the presence of all armed groups on Congolese soil.”

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  11. “I would point out that, within the framework of the Tripartite Plus One Commission that unites Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, as well as Burundi, a unit for the collection and dissemination of information has been set up in Kisangani, where shelters are ready. I cannot close this chapter on security without referring to the most recent events in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On Monday, 23 January, eight Blue Helmets from Guatemala were killed in an ambush in the Garamba Park in the Upper Uele, in the Eastern Province, when MONUC forces carrying out search operations encountered some of the armed groups that are still active in that part of the country.”

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  12. “In the first two weeks of December 2005, at the initiative of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 149 additional FDLR combatants led by Colonel Amani were repatriated to Rwanda, with the assistance of MONUC. Since the beginning of the year, 150 FDLR combatants and civilians have been regrouped in the Mulengwe camp with a view to repatriation. In North Kivu, dismantling operations were about to begin when the political/military leadership of the FDLR requested a delay in order to set an agreement on modalities for repatriating FDLR elements and ex- combatants and their dependants.”

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  13. “In December 2005, faced with the refusal of the ADF and NALU forces to respond to the appeal for voluntary repatriation through the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme organized by our Government, the Congolese armed forces, with the support of MONUC, dismantled their positions in the North-East Beni communities of Benim-Mbau, Watalinga and Ruwenzori, and in the Bashu community in South-West Beni. A cache of arms and communications equipment was collected and the FARDC took more than 40 combatants prisoner. In August and September 2005, in South Kivu province, 200 combatants of the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda (FDLR), under the command of Colonel Amani, laid down their weapons and were repatriated to Rwanda.”

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  14. “In tandem with security operations for the internal political process, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has also acted in fulfilment of its commitments to ensuring its neighbours' security. I note the establishment in Beni, in North Kivu, of an office of the Ugandan amnesty commission in order to facilitate the return to Uganda of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and National Movement for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU) combatants.”

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  15. “Action has therefore been taken to make salary payment mechanisms more efficient and transparent. They are no longer under the army's chain of command. The Government has decided to implement the guidelines on peace and the distribution of rations to the military drafted by experts of the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform. That series of provisions will improve the functioning of the army and the police and enable us to guarantee security in the forthcoming electoral operations. In Ituri, the FARDC, in cooperation with troops from the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), have successfully launched operations to neutralize the Congolese militias that remain active in a few pockets of resistance in the Mahagi and Djugu territories.”

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  16. “The second phase of brassage has begun and will result in the training of six additional brigades by the end of February. By the time the elections are held, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) will have 18 integrated brigades. We understand that the brassage of troops is a long and slow process and must be pursued long after the elections are held. I would point out, moreover, that similar brassage and integration operations have been undertaken for our country's national police, which now have professional and well-trained units to maintain order and ensure the security of goods and persons. The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo understands that, without significantly improved living conditions for the military and the police, it will be unable to strengthen security.”

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  17. “Joseph Kabila, following its adoption by Parliament, on 19 December 2005 enacted a law providing amnesty for acts of war, political infractions and crimes of dissent. The electoral law has been under discussion this month and will be adopted by the two chambers of Parliament in the near future. The path is now open for the holding of transparent, democratic and free elections. On another front, and in accordance with commitments undertaken by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we are focusing on strengthening our domestic security. With the support of the international community, we have concluded the initial phase of brassage for troops from the various warring factions in order to create a restructured and integrated army. Six integrated brigades are now ready to go to work.”

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  18. “In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, considerable progress has been made in meeting the commitments we have undertaken to establish a new domestic political order and to normalize relations with neighbouring States. The electoral process has now reached cruising speed. Some 25 million citizens have been identified and registered as voters to participate in the general elections to be held by June this year. On 18 and 19 December 2005, the Independent Electoral Commission organized a constitutional referendum throughout the national territory. The Congolese people voted overwhelmingly and in accordance with democratic norms in favour of the draft constitution. To mark national reconciliation following the trauma and upheavals caused by years of war, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr.”

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  19. “That positive development is due, in part, to the initiatives of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his Special Representative, Mr. Ibrahima Fall, whose work we welcome and support. That momentum is based on the hope for a new regional security order, greater economic and commercial integration, democracy and good governance, stabilization and improved collective management of social and humanitarian problems. The new understanding is to be crowned by the signing this year of a regional pact for stability, security and development, but we still have a long way to go. Much remains to be done, everyone must contribute and each of our countries must adapt internally and to the rules of the new peaceful coexistence among States.”

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  20. “We thank the United Nations for its sustained interest and efforts to transform the Great Lakes region into a true community in which confrontation, mistrust, fear and hatred will give way to peace, trust, solidarity, security, democracy and development. Through various follow-up and monitoring mechanisms and the implementation of resolutions and recommendations that have led to numerous meetings on the Great Lakes region - culminating in the Dar es-Salaam Declaration of 20 November 2004 - we can say most assuredly that a new awareness is gradually developing in the region. We welcome the partnership that has been established between the Great Lakes States and the international community to find a new way of living together in our region.”

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  21. “Mr. Ramazani Baya (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): As I address this plenary meeting of the Security Council, allow me to extend my congratulations and encouragement to your country, Madam, and, like the representative who spoke before me, to highlight the outstanding role played by the United Republic of Tanzania in the search for solutions to the conflicts in the Great Lakes region. I also wish to express the great appreciation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the initiative taken by you and the Security Council in organizing this special meeting on peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region.”

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