The Swedish Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Maria Håkansson, calls on socio-political actors to remain committed to the 31 December agreement to organize peaceful, credible, Free and inclusive elections at the end of 2017. This call was launched on Tuesday 6 June during the celebration of the Swedish national holiday in Kinshasa.
According to the Swedish diplomat, the implementation of the agreement, in good faith and in all its components, is essential for the peace and stability of the DRC.
« I spent the last New Year’s Eve with several of you at CENCO for the final hours of negotiations aimed at ending the political crisis and paving the way for the first democratic transfer of power in the history of the country. The small disappointment of not celebrating the new year with the family turned into joy when we witnessed, just before midnight, the signing of the New Year’s Eve Agreement, » she stressed
However, Mara Håkansson expressed dismay at reports of human rights violations committed in the Kasai region in conjunction with the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation. On the occasion, she praised the memory of the victims of this violence the memory of the victims of the violence, including the Swedish Zaida Catalan and the American Michael Sharp, two UN experts murdered last March in this part of the DRC.