DRC M23 Rebels to withdraw from Walikale in the Peace Get news

The group said that the decision was in line with the ceasefire in February and the support of peace initiatives.

M23 rebels who launched an attack in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will withdraw their forces from the town of Walcal, Who dominated this weekIn support of the efforts made to address the conflict, the rebel alliance, which includes the M23, said.

The Congo River alliance said in a statement on Saturday that it “decided to restore its forces” from Walcalal and the surrounding areas.

The Congolese government said it hoped to translate the move into tangible work after M23 this week He withdrew from the planned talks with the Congolese authorities In Angola at the last minute due to the European Union sanctions against some of its leaders and Rwandan officials.

It was possible to be the first direct participation with the DRC government after President Felix Chesikdi reflected his long -term refusal to speak to the rebels.

This decision was in line with the ceasefire announced in February and supporting peace initiatives, the coalition said in a statement received by the army officers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A senior member of the coalition, who did not want to be named, told Reuters that re -allocation means withdrawing “to give peace an opportunity.” The source refused to say where the M23 rebels will withdraw.

The source said: “We ask the Walikali and the surrounding areas to remain weight.” “If Fardc (DRC Army) and their allies are back, this means that they want to re -launch hostilities.”

“We will see whether the M23 will withdraw from Walikale and whether M23 will give priority to dialogue and peace … so we hope this will be translated into tangible work,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Theres Kaikama Wagner told reporters.

And Alkali is the farthest West in which the rebels have reached unprecedented progress, which has already exceeded the two largest cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since January.

The arrest of the rebels was 400 km (250 miles) from Kisangani, the fourth largest city in the country with a loud port at the farthest point in the Congo River, about 1500 km (930 miles).