ICGLR Summit: Delegates call for peace in the CAR

Delegates at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region ICGLR, has called for peace in the Central African Republic CAR.

A conclusion drawn at the summit which held on Friday in Luanda was the end of the arms embargo on the government of the CAR as one of the keys to resolving the conflict in the country.

Angolan president, João Lourenço, presided over the summit which reiterated the regional support by neighbouring countries for president Faustin-Archange Touadé, re-elected on December 27. A vote contested by armed rebel groups.

“We cannot passively watch the unacceptable situation in that country, whose legitimate government is inexplicably and unjustly conditioned by UN Security Council Resolution 2536 of 2020 with regard to its essential function of ensuring the security and protection of populations”, Lourenco said.

The heads of state at the conference called on all parties involved to resolve their differences peacefully and to express their opposition without violence, reports say.

Ceasefire
The government officials also called on the rebel groups to observe a unilateral ceasefire, retreat from their positions and put an end to the siege of the capital, Bangui, as they out-rightly condemned the violence against the people.

The resounding call for justice was echoed throughout the international conference.

The presidents of member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region will meet again on February 8 to review developments of the situation and consider solutions for ending conflicts in the CAR.

AFN/Nneka Ukachukwu