04 11 13 Joint Statement from the Great Lakes envoys on M23

The Special Envoys
urge the M23 to renounce its rebellion as already agreed. The Envoys
further call upon the Government of the DRC to restrain from further
military action at this stage.

Recognizing
substantial progress in the Kampala Dialogue, the Envoys urge both
parties to remain committed to seeing the political process through
to a final and principled agreement that ensures the disarmament and
demobilization of the M23 and accountability for human rights abuses.

The joint
ICGLR/SADC summit in Pretoria presents an important opportunity to
build consensus on ending the immediate security crisis and moving
forward with full implementation of the Peace, Security and
Cooperation Framework Agreement.