EUSR Great Lakes

@EUSR_GL @JBorgstam briefs #AUPSC to #EUPSC on crisis eastern DRC. 1) Urgent to end hostilities & implement commitments. 2) EU-AU partnership central to advance sustainable peace. 3) Continued 🇪🇺 support for @_AfricanUnion-led peace efforts. 4) Inclusivity & advancing #WPS is key

@EUSR_GL @JBorgstam participated in panel discussions during @SIPRIorg’s #SthlmForum highlighting the importance of integrating local diverse voices and knowledge in peace making and natural resource governance in the #GLR.

@EUSR_GL @JBorgstam participated in #EUCoP26 panels on 🇪🇺 support to African mediation efforts in age of power politics. 🇪🇺 supports inclusive local peace efforts for the Great Lakes region. Close cooperation with @_AfricanUnion Special Envoy Women Peace Security @Amb_Mulamula

@JBorgstam @EUSR_GL welcomed DRC Minister of Regional Intergration @FloribertAnzu @Rdc_MIR
Focus: DRC initiative for FDLR disarmament & demobilization. EU notes importance of political solution to conflict in eastern DRC. Implementation of commitments by all essential for peace.

@EUSR_GL @JBorgstam productive discussion #UNGA81 with DRC Prime Minister @SuminwaJudith on 🇪🇺 & 🇨🇩 partnership. EU continues humanitarian aid & supports sustainable & inclusive peace in the Great Lakes. End of fighting in eastern DRC is crucial. There is no military solution.