15 11 13 Xinhua: UN mission in DR Congo assists in restoring state authority: UN envoy

Martin Kobler, Special
Representative of the Secretary General in the DRC, said this is part of the
mission's efforts to assist the government in restoring state authority, UN
spokesperson Martin Nesirky told reporters at a daily news briefing.

MONUSCO was committed to
support the aerial transportation of a further 300 police officials from the
Legion Nationale to North Kivu, Nesirky said, adding that some 900 police
officials from other areas will be deployed to Kiwanja, Rutshuru, Rumangabo and
other liberated areas.

In addition, the mission
will create UN police posts in Kiwanja, Masisi, in the next days, to support
the activities of the national police, Nesirky said.

Reiterating that the
mission's mandate was to neutralize all armed groups, not only the M23, Kobler
insisted that these armed groups should join the political process and
emphasized the importance of continuing this process.

On Nov. 5, M23 rebels
declared an end to the rebellion it launched since April 2012 in the DRC and the Congolese
government had confirmed the development.

A
peace deal which was expected to be signed on Monday between the two sides was
postponed after Congolese officials asked for more time to study the document.