Doha, January 08 (QNA) – HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met on Thursday, through video conferencing, with HE Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations of the United Nations Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
The meeting discussed efforts to achieve peace and stability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as the workings of the ceasefire oversight and verification mechanism that the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo River Alliance (March 23 Movement) agreed to establish in October, with facilitation from the State of Qatar.
HE the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the State of Qatar’s belief in the importance of dialogue as a means to resolve conflicts and its keenness to support peaceful efforts aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo.
For his part, HE the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations praised the efforts made by the State of Qatar with its partners to facilitate dialogue between the conflicting parties in the region.