Tshisekedi and Erdoğan reaffirm dialogue for peace
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
Félix Tshisekedi and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reaffirmed their desire to strengthen political dialogue and promote peace in the Great Lakes during talks in Antalya, Türkiye. The two presidents also discussed bilateral cooperation and security in eastern Congo, according to the Congolese presidency.
Congolese President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday 12 November reaffirmed in Antalya the need to prioritise dialogue to restore peace and stability in eastern DR Congo. The two leaders held talks on the sidelines of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP31, according to the Presidency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tshisekedi and Erdoğan also stressed the importance of regular political consultations between Kinshasa and Ankara and discussed the conditions needed for the effective implementation of peace agreements in force in the Great Lakes region, according to the Congolese presidency. The meeting came as the Congolese president continues consultations with international partners on initiatives aimed at restoring peace in the east of the country.
The meeting took place as Tshisekedi links forest protection and ending the “war economy” to COP31, as part of Congo’s participation in the climate summit in Antalya.
