Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and deaths of South African soldiers
South Africans,
Recently, after the strengthening of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), South Africa lost 13 brave soldiers who are committed to their mission and dedicated to peace. Fighting is the result of the upgrade of the rebel group, the M23 and the Rwanda National Defense Forces (RDF) militia, and the SADC mission of the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has attacked peaceful personnel.
On behalf of the government and the people of our country, I expressed their most sincere condolences to their family, loved ones, and colleagues. We bow to commemorate the heroic and courageous struggle of their fighting for peace.
We respect and mourn them.
All the necessary support provided by the family and injured family members of the deceased. The process of repatriation of the dead body is underway.
Samidrc members who maintained peacetime personnel who maintained peaceful personnel died. Members of Malawi and Tanzania, as well as members of the United Nations Organization Monusco. We respect all the loses and their families, the government and the citizen of condolences. The situation of our troops and their opponents in Goma and sake is still very tight, turbulent and unpredictable.
Ms. Angie Motshekga and Sandf Chief of Sandf, Rudzani Mapanya and Samidrc, the chief of the defense and military veterans, and Samidrc, the Samidrc, Mongolian Maj Monwabisi Dyakopu (Gen Monwabisi Dyakopu) will work hard to ensure that during this critical task, the Samidrc forces maintain good ability and sufficient support.
We are worried about guessing the situation and combat conditions of the troops. All South Africans must be gathered behind our brave men and women, and they are committed to achieving peace in our mainland.
South Africa’s military existence in the East of the Democratic Republic of Democratic Democracy is not aimed at the war of any country or country. The members of the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sandf) of the South African Army (Sandf) are both part of the United Nations Community of Civilian Development and part of the United Nations (United Nations) (the United Nations), which has been threatened by the conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic to bring peace and protecting thousands of lives. The existence of the SAMIDRC forces shows that the member states of Africa’s development community have a commitment to support the Democratic Republic of Democratic Democracy to achieve long -lasting peace and stability, and eventually create a favorable environment for sustainable development and prosperity.
We welcome the position adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recently in the situation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The position requires that the hostile action is immediately ended. Restore on negotiations.
It is necessary to respect the territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the United Nations Charter to achieve sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of other countries.
We call on all parties to conflict to fully accept diplomatic efforts that are currently aimed at finding peaceful resolutions, including commemorating the LUANDA program agreement. We must make the guns on the mainland silent to achieve inclusive development and prosperity.
I thank you.
Published by APO Group on behalf of the President of the Republic of South Africa.
