U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Monday the timely initiative by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the people of North and South Kivu provinces to hold the Conference on Peace, Security and Development in this troubled region.
In a statement released by his spokesperson, Ban noted that the conference holds the potential of making important steps towards ending the suffering of the population and establishing a global plan for security, stability and progress in these provinces.
He said "the people of North and South Kivu deserve a resolution to the conflicts which have caused so much suffering and massive displacement of the population, and which threaten peace and stability in the region."
Ban expressed the hope that this conference, scheduled from Dec.27, 2007 to Jan. 5, 2008 in Goma, DRC, will unite the efforts of all parties to make reconciliation and reconstruction a reality.
He urged all concerned to seize this opportunity to initiate and sustain a dialogue aimed at peacefully addressing the many challenges facing the Kivus, and called upon the international partners of the DRC to support these efforts.
Source: Xinhua
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