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Sanctions, no solution to help solve our problems –Congo begs US
The Democratic Republic of Congo is on a pleading mission as it seeks to avert punitive measures from the United States while asking it to support talks between the Congo government and opposition on setting up new elections and not to impose sanctions that could hurt the process.
A senior adviser to President Joseph Kabila identified as Barnabe Kikaya (on a “pleading mission” to Washington) said on Friday in an interview with Reuters, that he had updated U.S. officials and lawmakers on talks under way to form an interim government in Congo and insisted that Kabila was not seeking to extend his term.
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“I’m in a pleading mission because there are two resolutions that were pending in the House to impose sanctions on Congolese officials,” Kikaya said. “My mission is to plead with American officials and to prove to them that sanctions are not a solution to help us resolve our problems.”
DR Congo is making the move to avert sanctions from US after delays in the vote that had been set for November which has led to protests and arrests.
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