Kinshasa, July 17th, 2021 (CPA).– Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde met on Friday in his office with the Ambassador of Great Britain in the DRC, Emily Maltman, on the humanitarian situation in the east of the country and the international community support for government efforts.
At the end of the discussions, Ms. Maltman told the press that these exchanges caused by the visit of the special envoy for humanitarian affairs and the action against the famine of his country in the DRC, made it possible to analyze with the chief from the government affected population of Goma they saw this week.
« We discussed how to meet their needs, but also to see how, with this state of siege, to minimize the humanitarian impact, not to further increase the displaced. And we discussed the idea of having a better understanding between the military and civilians to avoid a negative impact on the population,” she stressed.
Prime Minister Sama Lukonde, continued the diplomat, was very concerned about the situation of the Congolese population in this part of the country, in view of the report of British diplomacy.
« The Prime Minister was very aware that the humanitarian impact was very important in this country. The population has many needs He agreed to see how to improve the situation in the east of the country and that the support of the international community can strengthen the efforts of the Government « , concluded the British diplomat in the DRC. ACP/