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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KINSHASA 000779 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
            UN, EUN 
SUBJECT:    Text of September 18 CNDP statement 
            criticizing international facilitation 
 
¶1.  The National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), the 
insurgent group in North Kivu led by Tutsi General Laurent Kabila, 
issued the a statement September 18.  An unofficial English 
translation of the statement is at para. 2.  The original text in 
French is at para. 3. 
 
¶2.  Begin unofficial English translation of September 18 CNDP 
statement 
 
Bwiza, 18 September 2008 
 
Information copies sent to: 
 
The President of the United Nations Security Council, New York; 
The Secretary General of the United Nations, New York; 
The President of the Commission of the African Union, Addis Ababa; 
The special envoy of the European Union to the Great Lakes, 
Brussels; 
Monuc Coordinator for the East of the DRC, Goma; 
MONUC head of office, Goma; 
 
To Ambassador Alan Doss, 
Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United 
Nations in the DRC, Kinshasa. 
 
Re: Facilitation team's troublesome behavior 
 
Mr. Ambassador, 
 
We feel compelled to write you to express regret over a certain 
number of events that lead us to believe that the International 
Facilitation's role in the present crisis complicates the situation 
more than it resolves it. 
To wit: 
 
(1)  By its inexplicable silence on several reprehensible acts 
committed by the Government, the Facilitation seems to contribute to 
the confusion now surrounding the management of the crisis. 
 
(2)  It is a pity that the Facilitation has been unable either to 
stop or to condemn the government's troop movements coming from 
Ituri (two battalions from the Second Integrated Brigade) and from 
South Kivu (the 3rd, 8th, and 14th Brigades).  As we write, other 
troops continue to come in from these parts. 
 
(3)  While the CNDP, as it had announced, was unilaterally 
withdrawing from KIBIRIZI and MIRANGI, a distance of more than 100 
kms., the Facilitation paid us in funny money, giving the Congolese 
people and the whole world a version of events contrary to the 
facts, that is, that the CNDP had withdrawn because of pressure from 
MONUC.  As a result, you rendered meaningless this gesture, which 
was meant to be a sign of our good faith and to which we attached 
great importance.  Under these circumstances, we have no unilateral 
concessions left to make in this regard, unless it be to shed our 
blood, which we will do willingly. 
 
(4)  The Facilitation abstained from denouncing barbaric acts 
committed by the FARDC in the territories under CNDP control.  In 
particular, attacks on the following towns: NTAMUGENGA, MBUZI, 
KIBARIZO, NGUNGU, KARUBA-MUREMURE.  We add that in TONGO, they 
committed assassinations of defenseless civilians on the motive that 
these civilians supported our Movement.  We would be hard-pressed to 
understand the nature of the collaboration that is to exist between 
you and us, if you are unable to make these barbaric acts cease. 
 
(5)  The latest of these crimes committed by the FARDC is the attack 
of BIHANBWE, RUBAYA and KIBABI, at the very moment when, in KIMOKA, 
our delegation was participating in negotiations to which the 
Facilitation had invited us.  This brings back bad memories, in 
particular the government's attack against Jean-Pierre BEMBA when 15 
ambassadors were negotiating with him in his residence.  Or, 
similarly, against the BUNDU DIA KONGO, when it was asking to hold a 
peace conference for Bas-Congo.  As we write, government troops are 
still in these towns without the Facilitation condemning this. 
Nevertheless, we must inform you that we will not leave the 
aforementioned towns in the hands of government troops for long. 
 
(6)  In addition, when it publishes a joint statement with the 
Government on disengagement, the Facilitation does not give us the 
feeling that it assumes a neutral role, since it thereby takes the 
side of one of the protagonists in the conflict.  Such a stand 
seriously erodes the Facilitation's credibility. 
 
(7)  Last, we are waiting to find out if the new negotiating 
 
KINSHASA 00000779  002 OF 003 
 
 
framework that we requested, i.e., a bilateral Government-CNDP 
framework, in a neutral location, has been established, in which 
case we are ready to go there on the day and hour that the 
Facilitation tells us. 
 
(8)  Our Movement would like to continue to consider you as an 
indispensable negotiator in the peace process.  But for that to 
happen, we exhort you to break the very surprising silence that you 
persist in maintaining regarding the actions of the government, 
which we denounced above, and to give objective information to the 
national and international public. 
 
(9)  We hope this letter will receive your full attention and that 
it will not be ignored like preceding ones. 
 
End unofficial English translation 
 
¶2.  Begin text of CNDP statement in original French 
 
BWIZA, LE 18 SEPTEMBRE 2008 
 
TRANSMIS COPIE POUR INFORMATION A : 
SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR LE PRESIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SECURITE DES 
NATIONS UNIES A NEW-YORK/MANHATTAN/USA ; 
SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR LE SECRETAIRE GENERAL DES NATIONS UNIES A 
NEW-YORK/MANHATTAN/USA ; 
SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR LE PRESIDENT DE LA COMMISSION DE L'UNION 
AFRICAINE A ADDIS-ABEBA/ETHIOPIE ; 
SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR L'ENVOYE SPECIAL DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE DANS 
LES GRANDS-LACS A BRUXELLES/BELGIQUE ; 
MONSIEUR LE COORDONNATEUR DES ACTIVITES DE LA MONUC A L'EST DE LA 
RDC A GOMA ; 
MADAME LA CHEF DE BUREAU DE LA MONUC/NORD-KIVU A GOMA ; 
A SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR L'AMBASSADEUR  ALAN DOSS 
REPRESENTANT SPECIAL DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL DES NATIONS UNIES EN RDC 
A KINSHASA/GOMBE. 
OBJET : COMPORTEMENT PREOCCUPANT DE LA FACILITATION 
EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR L'AMBASSADEUR, 
NOUS SOMMES AMENES A VOUS ADRESSER LA PRESENTE POUR REGRETTER UN 
CERTAIN NOMBRE DE FAITS QUI NOUS FONT PENSER QUE LE RTLE DE LA 
FACILITATION INTERNATIONALE DANS LA CRISE ACTUELLE  COMPLIQUE LA 
DONNE PLUS QU'ELLE NE LA DEBLOQUE. AINSI : 
 
(1)  A CAUSE DE SON SILENCE INEXPLICABLE SUR DIFFERENTS ACTES 
CONDAMNABLES POSES PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT, LA FACILITATION SEMBLE 
ENTRETENIR LA CONFUSION QUI ENTOURE ACTUELLEMENT LA GESTION DE LA 
CRISE. 
 
(2)  IL EST DOMMAGE QUE LA FACILITATION N'AIT PAS ETE CAPABLE NI DE 
STOPPER NI DE CONDAMNER LE MOUVEMENT DES TROUPES GOUVERNEMENTALES EN 
PROVENANCE DE L'ITURI (DEUX BATAILLONS DE LA 4EME BRIGADE INTEGREE) 
ET DU SUD-KIVU (LES 3EME, 8EME ET 14EME BRIGADES). A L'HEURE OU NOUS 
ECRIVONS CES LIGNES, D'AUTRES TROUPES CONTINUENT A ETRE ACHEMINEES 
DE CES COINS. 
 
(3)  ALORS QUE LE CNDP OPERAIT UN RETRAIT UNILATERAL DE KIBIRIZI ET 
MIRANGI, SOIT PLUS DE 100 KMS, CONFORMEMENT A SON ANNONCE, LA 
FACILITATION NOUS A PAYE EN MONNAIE DE SINGE, EN DONNANT AUX 
CONGOLAIS ET AU MONDE ENTIER UNE VERSION CONTRAIRE AUX FAITS, A 
SAVOIR QUE LE CNDP SE SERAIT RETIRE SUR PRESSION DE LA MONUC. PAR 
CONSAQUENT, A CE GESTE QUI AVAIT POUR BUT DE MONTRER NOTRE BONNE 
VOLONTE ET AUQUEL NOUS ATTACHIONS UNE GRANDE IMPORTANCE, VOUS AVEZ 
ACCORDE UNE VALEUR NULLE. DANS CES CONDITIONS, NOUS N'AVONS PLUS DE 
CONCESSION UNILATERALE A FAIRE EN LA MATIERE, A MOINS QUE CE SOIT 
NOTRE SANG QUI NOUS EST DEMANDE, AUQUEL CAS NOUS LE DONNERIONS 
VOLONTIERS. 
 
(4)  LA FACILITATION S'EST ABSTENUE DE DENONCER LES ACTES DE 
BARBARIE COMMIS PAR LES FARDC DANS LE TERRITOIRE SOUS CONTROLE DU 
CNDP. C'EST NOTAMMENT LES ATTAQUES DES LOCALITES CI-APRES : 
NTAMUGENGA, MBUZI, KIBARIZO, NGUNGU, KARUBA-MUREMURE. NOUS 
AJOUTERONS QU'A TONGO, ELLES ONT COMMIS DES ASSASSINATS SUR DES 
CIVILS SANS DEFENSE AU MOTIF QU'ILS SOUTIENDRAIENT NOTRE MOUVEMENT. 
NOUS SERIONS TRES EMBARRASSES DE SAISIR LA NATURE DE LA 
COLLABORATION QUI DOIT EXISTER ENTRE VOUS ET NOUS, SI VOUS N'TES 
PAS EN MESURE DE FAIRE CESSER CES ACTES BARBARES. 
 
(5)  LE DERNIER EN DATE DES FORFAITS COMMIS PAR LES FARDC EST 
L'ATTAQUE DE BIHAMBWE, RUBAYA ET KIBABI AU MOMENT MME O, A KIMOKA, 
NOTRE DELEGATION PARTICIPAIT A UNE REUNION DE CONCERTATION A 
LAQUELLE LA FACILITATION NOUS AVAIT CONVIES. CECI NOUS RAPPELLE DE 
MAUVAIS SOUVENIRS, NOTAMMENT L'AGRESSION COMMISE PAR LE POUVOIR 
CONTRE JEAN-PIERRE BEMBA, A L'EPOQUE O 15 AMBASSADEURS ETAIENT EN 
MEDIATION A SON DOMICILE. OU CONTRE LE BUNDU DIA KONGO, ALORS QUE 
 
KINSHASA 00000779  003 OF 003 
 
 
CELUI-CI DEMANDAIT L'ORGANISATION D'UNE CONFERENCE DE PAIX POUR LE 
BAS-CONGO. A L'HEURE O NOUS ECRIVONS, LES TROUPES GOUVERNEMENTALES 
SONT TOUJOURS PRESENTES DANS CES LOCALITES SANS ENTRANNER AUCUNE 
CONDAMNATION DE LA FACILITATION. CEPENDANT, NOUS DEVONS VOUS 
INFORMER QUE NOUS NE LAISSERONS PAS PLUS LONGTEMPS LES LOCALITES 
CI-DESSUS ENTRE LES MAINS DES TROUPES GOUVERNEMENTALES. 
 
 
(6)  PAR AILLEURS, EN PUBLIANT UN COMMUNIQUE CONJOINT AVEC LE 
GOUVERNEMENT SUR LE DESENGAGEMENT, LA FACILITATION NE NOUS DONNE PAS 
LE SENTIMENT D'ASSUMER SON RTLE DE NEUTRALITE, PUISQU'IL PREND AINSI 
PARTI POUR L'UN DES PROTAGONISTES DU CONFLIT. UNE TELLE PRISE 
POSITION ENTAME SERIEUSEMENT LA CREDIBILITE DU FACILITATEUR. 
 
(7)  POUR FINIR, NOUS ATTENDONS DE SAVOIR SI LE NOUVEAU CADRE DE 
NEGOCIATION QUE NOUS AVONS DEMANDE, A SAVOIR UN CADRE BILATERAL 
GOUVERNEMENT-CNDP, DANS UN LIEU NEUTRE, A ETE CREE, AUQUEL CAS NOUS 
SOMMES DISPOSES A LE REJOINDRE AU JOUR ET A L'HEURE QUE LA 
FACILITATION NOUS INDIQUERA. 
 
(8)  NOTRE MOUVEMENT SOUHAITERAIT CONTINUER A VOUS CONSIDERER COMME 
UN INTERLOCUTEUR INCONTOURNABLE DANS LE PROCESSUS DE PAIX. MAIS POUR 
CELA, NOUS VOUS EXHORTONS A BRISER CE SILENCE TRES SURPRENANT QUE 
VOUS PERSISTEZ A GARDER SUR LES ACTES DU GOUVERNEMENT QUE NOUS AVONS 
DENONCES CI-DESSUS ET A INFORMER OBJECTIVEMENT L'OPINION NATIONALE 
ET INTERNATIONALE. 
 
(9)  NOUS VOUDRIONS ESPERER QUE LA PRESENTE RETIENDRA VOTRE 
MEILLEURE ATTENTION ET QU'ELLE NE RESTERA PAS LETTRE MORTE COMME LES 
PRECEDENTES. 
 
VEUILLEZ AGREER, EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR L'AMBASSADEUR, L'EXPRESSION DE 
MA PARFAITE CONSIDERATION. 
 
End original French text CNDP statement 
 
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