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DRC foreign minister urges U.N. Security Council to act against Rwanda over attacks on Goma
Summary
Therese Wagner, minister for foreign affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, told the United Nations Security Council and reporters in New York that the council must "act" to halt what she described as Rwandan aggression in and around Goma and to defend Congolese sovereignty.
Therese Wagner, minister for foreign affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, told the United Nations Security Council and reporters in New York that the council must "act" to halt what she described as Rwandan aggression in and around Goma and to defend Congolese sovereignty.
Wagner said the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is "at a critical juncture" and appealed to the council to take five immediate measures she described as "very actionable and very precise." "It is now time for the Security Council to act. Millions have been displaced. Thousands are trapped in the besieged city of Goma with restricted access to food, water, electricity, security," Wagner said. "Rwanda cannot be allowed to continue to act with impunity."
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