Communiqué conjoint du sommet consultatif entre les chefs d’Etat S.E. Joseph Kabila de la RDC et S.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni de l’Ouganda

• Country/entity

  Democratic Republic of Congo
  Uganda
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Communiqué conjoint du sommet consultatif entre les chefs d’Etat S.E. Joseph Kabila de la RDC et S.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni de l’Ouganda
• Date

  10 Feb 2003
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Interstate/intrastate conflict(s) ( Congo Civil Wars (1996 - ) )
• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation
• Conflict nature

  Government
• Peace process

  DRC: Second Congo war process
• Parties

  [unsigned]
  Their Excellencies Joseph KABILA of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Yoweri K. MUSEVENI of the Republic of Uganda
• Third parties

  - The Government of the Republic of Angola was represented by Joāo MIRRANDA, Minister of Foreign Affairs;
  - ... thanked His Excellency Benjamin W. MKAPA, the government and the people of Tanzania for their warm welcome and hospitality.
• Description

  This document seems to follow a re-escalation of violence in ITURI region a few months after the Luanda agreement. The presidents of DRC and Uganda met to evaluate the application of the Luanda Agreement of 06/09/2002. It notes the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in ITURI north east DRC. The heads of states reaffirm their commitment to apply the Luanda Agreement. They agreed to establish an Ituri Peace Commission and look at the political aspirations of the actors in ITURI.

• Agreement document

  CD_UG_030210_Communique Conjoint du Sommet Consultatif Entre les Chefs d'Etats S E Joseph Kabila de la RDC et S E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni _tr.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  CD_UG_030210_Communiqué conjoint du sommet consultatif entre les chefs d’Etat S.E. Joseph Kabila de la RDC et S.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni d.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

JOINT COMMUNIQUE FROM THE CONSULTATIVE SUMMIT BETWEEN THE HEADS OF STATE HIS EXCELLENCY JOSEPH KABILA OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND HIS EXCELLENCY YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI OF UGANDA

1. Their Excellencies Joseph KABILA of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Yoweri K. MUSEVENI of the Republic of Uganda met in Dar-es-Salaam on February 9 and 10 to assess the implementation of the Luanda Agreement signed in Luanda, Angola, on September 6, 2002.

The Government of the Republic of Angola was represented by Joāo MIRRANDA, Minister of Foreign Affairs;

2. The meeting noted with concern the deterioration in the security and humanitarian situation in Ituri in the north east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as evidenced by new hostilities between the armed factions.

The Heads of State reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Luanda Agreement.

They agreed to facilitate the establishment of the Ituri Peace Commission;

3. They agreed that the preparatory Committee for the Ituri Peace Commission will consist of 2 representatives of the DRC Government, 2 representatives of the Ugandan Government, 2 representatives of MONUC and 4 representatives of other active forces in the Ituri region;

4. The meeting decided to refer the question of the political aspirations of the actors in Ituri to the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to the Inter-Congolese Dialogue.

5. The Heads of State agreed that the Commission should be established and begin work on February 17, 2003, and finish on March 20, 2003, followed by the total withdrawal of Ugandan troops from Ituri;

6. The Heads of State agreed to set up a permanent consultation mechanism to enable them to monitor developments in Ituri and to take appropriate measures to maintain a climate of peace and security in the region;

7. The Heads of State agreed to convene a ministerial meeting on February 14, 2003 to develop the measures needed to set up the Ituri Peace Commission.

This meeting will also examine the question of the political aspirations of the Ituri actors, in order to submit these to the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to the Inter-Congolese Dialogue;

8. The meeting condemns all those who continue to supply weapons to the armed factions, thereby fuelling the increase in violence and human suffering in the Ituri region;

9. Finally, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI of the Republic of Uganda, together with their respective delegations, thanked His Excellency Benjamin W. MKAPA, the government and the people of Tanzania for their warm welcome and hospitality.

Done at Dar-es Salaam, February 10, 2003