Belgium condemns Kabila’s decision to lead armed FRN
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs Maxime Prévot condemned Joseph Kabila’s decision to lead the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a politico-military movement that advocates using force to take power in the DR Congo. His reaction on 21 October was the first reported international condemnation since the movement was announced in Goma on 12 October, according to Actualité.cd.
Belgium condemned on 21 October former Congolese president Joseph Kabila’s decision to lead the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a politico-military movement that says it wants to take power by force. Maxime Prévot, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs, described the development as “very worrying” and condemned it “in the strongest possible terms”.
Maxime Prévot said a former head of state who had himself experienced the consequences of armed rebellions should not lead a movement that favours weapons over democratic means. He called the move illegitimate and warned that its author would have to accept responsibility.
Belgium’s foreign minister called for dialogue and peaceful solutions to the crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He also called for a ceasefire, the protection of civilians and the implementation of commitments made under the Doha and Washington processes.
The condemnation follows the FRN’s announcement in Goma on 12 October and adds to previously reported reactions to the movement. On 13 October, Joseph Kabila took the lead of a new rebel movement; on 20 October, civil society organisations in eastern Congo backed Kabila’s movement.
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