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O 061324Z OCT 08
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8544
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
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RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000841 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
SUBJECT:    MONUC's October 3 Statement 
 
¶1.  (SBU) On October 3 the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo (MONUC) issued a statement criticizing the decision by 
Laurent Nkunda, leader of the insurgent group known as CNDP 
("Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple" in French) to withdraw 
from the Amani process and redefine the CNDP's object as "national 
liberation."  An unofficial translation of the MONUC statement is at 
para. 2, with the original text in French at para. 3. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) Following is unofficial translation of MONUC statement. 
 
Begin MONUC statement 
 
Kinshasa, 3 October, 2008 
 
(1) The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo (MONUC) strongly condemns the recent statement by Laurent 
Nkunda, who has risen up against the elected and legitimate 
government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). MONUC and 
the international community do not tolerate this new attempt to 
destabilize the political process. 
 
(2) MONUC also strongly condemns any attempt to increase tensions by 
calling for a military solution to the conflict in the Kivus. MONUC 
reminds all concerned that the Goma Accord ("Actes d'Engagement de 
Goma") and the Amani Program are still the only viable framework for 
a peaceful resolution of the differences between the opposing 
parties. 
 
(3) MONUC reiterates the importance of the disengagement process in 
the Kivus. MONUC asks all armed groups, particularly the CNDP, to 
adhere to this process as quickly as possible, to rejoin the 
disengagement process, and to respect the commitments subscribed to 
at the conclusion of the Goma Conference last January. In this 
regard, MONUC welcomes the confirmation by South Kivu armed groups 
of their participation in the disengagement process. 
 
(4) MONUC applauds the determination expressed by many Congolese who 
demonstrated recently for lasting peace in the DRC in several 
communities of the country. 
 
End MONUC statement 
 
¶3.  Below is original French text of MONUC statement 
 
Begin French text 
 
KINSHASA, 3 OCTOBRE 2008 
 
LA MISSION DE L'ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES EN REPUBLIQUE 
DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO (MONUC) CONDAMNE FERMEMENT LA DECLARATION 
RECENTE DE LAURENT NKUNDA QUI S'INSURGE CONTRE LE GOUVERNEMENT ELU 
ET LEGITIME DE LA REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO (RDC). LA MONUC 
ET LA COMMUNAUTE INTERNATIONALE NE TOLERENT PAS CETTE NOUVELLE 
TENTATIVE DE DESTABILISER LE PROCESSUS POLITIQUE. 
 
LA MONUC CONDAMNE EGALEMENT AVEC FERMETE TOUTE TENTATIVE D'ATTISER 
LES TENSIONS EN PRONANT UNE SOLUTION MILIAIRE AU CONFLIT DANS LES 
KIVUS. ELLE RAPPELLE QUE LES ACTES D'ENGAGEMENT DE GOMA ET LE 
PROGRAMME AMANI DEMEURENT LE SEUL CADRE VIABLE EN VUE D'UNE 
RESOLUTION PACIFIQUE DES DIFFERENDS QUI OPPOSENT LES PARTIES. 
 
LA MONUC REITERE L'IMPORTANCE DU PROCESSUS DE DESENGAGEMENT DANS LES 
KIVUS. LA MONUC ENJOINT TOUS LES GROUPES ARMES, EN PARTICULIER LE 
CNDP, A ADHERER A CE PROCESSUS DANS LES MEILLEURS DELAIS, A 
REJOINDRE LE PROCESSUS DE DESENGAGEMENT ET A RESPECTER LES 
ENGAGEMENTS SOUSCRITS A L'ISSUE DE LA CONFERENCE DE GOMA EN JANVIER 
DERNIER. A CET EGARD, LA MONUC ACCUEILLE FAVORABLEMENT LA 
CONFIRMATION PAR LES GROUPES ARMES DU SUD-KIVU DE LEUR PARTICIPATION 
DANS LE PROCESSUS DE DESENGAGEMENT. 
 
LA MONUC SALUE LA VOLONTE EXPRIMEE PAR DE NOMBREUX CONGOLAIS QUI ONT 
RECEMMENT MANIFESTE DANS PLUSIEURS LOCALITES DU PAYS EN FAVEUR D'UNE 
PAIX DURABLE EN RDC. 
 
End MONUC statement. 
 
BROCK