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PM to UN group: Uganda did not aid M23




By Raymond Baguma

Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has assured the visiting UN group of experts on DR Congo that Uganda did not in any way support the M23 rebels as alleged in their 2012 report to the UN Security Council.

Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda claimed control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, parading through the frontier city of one million people past UN peacekeepers who did nothing to stop them.
Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda claimed control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, parading through the frontier city of one million people past UN peacekeepers who did nothing to stop them.

Uganda rejected the UN report in a statement to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, clarifying that Uganda did not in any way aid the M23 rebels and the allegations were false.

Uganda was accused of supporting M23 rebels in form of direct troop reinforcement in DRC territory, weapon deliveries and technical support, planning, political advice and facilitation of external relations.

The UPDF and Rwanda Defence Forces were jointly accused of supporting M23 in a series of attacks in July 2012.

Mbabazi stated the Government position recently while meeting the UN group of experts led by their coordinator, Emilie Serralta. The team of experts is in the country to further investigate the alleged support of M23 rebels by Uganda.

Mbabazi thanked the UN experts for their commitment to resolve the Congo conflict, adding that Uganda is most interested in a peaceful Congo because they are not only neighbors but share common interests including the people who have relatives on either side of both countries’ borders.

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