Presidential Statement nº S/PRST/2013/11 of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2013
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/PRST/2013/11

Security Council

Distr.: General

25 July 2013

Original: English

13-40828 (E) 250713

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Statement by the President of the Security Council

At the 7011th meeting of the Security Council, held on 25 July 2013, in

connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The situation in

the Great Lakes region”, the President of the Security Council made the following

statement on behalf of the Council:

“The Security Council reiterates its support for the implementation of the

commitments under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region (PSC Framework),

which is essential to achieving lasting peace and security in eastern DRC and

the Great Lakes region.

“The Security Council welcomes in this regard the actions taken thus far

by the signatories and guarantors of the PSC Framework, including the

convening of the first ‘11+4’ meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of

the PSC Framework in Addis Ababa on 26 May 2013 and the two first

meetings of the Technical Support Committee in Nairobi on 24 June and

22 July 2013, which aimed to make progress on the establishment of

benchmarks to assess the implementation of the PSC Framework by all

signatories. In this context, the Security Council looks forward to the ICGLR

summit, scheduled to take place on 31 July in Nairobi, to further review

developments in the region, including progress on the implementation of the

PSC Framework. The Security Council encourages the UN, AU, ICGLR and

SADC and other relevant international and regional organisations to continue

to work together, with the sustained engagement and support of the

international community, towards the implementation of the PSC Framework.

“The Security Council calls on the DRC and the countries of the region

to implement promptly, fully, and in good faith, their respective commitments

under the PSC Framework. The Security Council calls on the DRC to continue

and expand security sector reform, consolidate state authority, make progress

on decentralization, and further the agenda of reconciliation, tolerance, and

democratization. The Security Council calls on all countries of the region to

respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighbouring countries, not

to interfere in the internal affairs of neighbouring countries, not to harbour

persons accused of violations of international humanitarian law and human

rights law or persons listed by United Nations sanctions regimes, and promote

accountability. The Security Council calls on all countries of the region neither

to tolerate nor provide assistance or support of any kind to armed groups.