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[...] [...] escalation of “anti-Rwandophone” sentiments within FARDC.

[...] centres in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Bukavu, Kisangani and [...]

[...] [...] Nelson Alusala of Kenya (arms); Mr. Ruben de Koning [...] [...]

There were no armed groups in Rwanda therefore the issue of armed groups recruiting child soldiers in Rwanda does not arise.

At the closing ceremony statements were made by the President of the Conference, Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey; Cheick Sidi Diarra, Secretary-General of the Conference; Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal; Argentina (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China); and Jean-Francis Régis Zinsou (Benin), Rapporteur of the Conference.

[...] combatants of Rwandan armed groups, upon completion [...] [...]

My Government would also like to take this opportunity to thank the facilitator on the draft resolution (A/64/L.16) under this item, Mr. Luvuyo Ndimeni, Deputy Permanent Representative of South Africa in Geneva, for his hard work.

[...] [...] composed of Burundian, Rwandan and Congolese armed units tasked with patrolling [...]

[...] targets foreign armed groups such as FDLR-FOCA and, [...] [...]

[...] diverting arms supplied by FARDC for the purpose of the operations against FDLR and purchasing [...] [...]

However, clashes between FARDC and FDLR, and between Mayi-Mayi Raiya Mutomboki and FDLR, led to significant displacements, particularly in Kabare, Shabunda and Walungu territories.

The initial reports of the operation are positive, with 27 FDLR cadres with 12 automatic rifles and ammunition surrendering at Pinga on the first day, and three FDLR cadres, with firearms, being apprehended on the second day in Luvingi.

All 15 Council members spoke, including the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu, who condemned the attack against the Gaza flotilla and demanded an urgent inquiry into the incident.

[...] [...] response to fighting between the Armed Forces of Government of Rwanda [...] [...]

However, the fighting was mainly concentrated in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, and the Ituru district in the Orientale province; all in the east of the country.k In January 2009, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda launched a joint military operation against the Rwanda Hutu rebels of the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu.

The Conference was informed that, during the absence of the President, his responsibilities would be assumed by Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey.

The court has issued a number of convictions in the cases of Lieutenant Colonel Ephrem Setako who was head of the division of legal affairs in the Ministry of Defence in 1994; Emmanuel Rukondo, former Military Captain in the Rwandan Armed Forces; Callixte Kalimanzila, former Directeur de Cabinet of the Ministry of the Interior; and Michael Baragaza, former Director General of the office controlling the Rwandan tea industry.

Perpetrators include FARDC, FDLR, PARECO, Mai-Mai, LRA, FRPI/FPJC, CNDP, Police nationale congolaise, ADF/NALU and unidentified armed elements.

[...] which this Rwandan support to armed groups had exacerbated, [...] [...]

[...] [...] George Papandreou of Greece, Prime Minister [...] [...]

[...] added that “Rwanda has been receiving detailed information on collusion between and support from FARDC units to FDLR [...]

During the reporting period, recommendations by joint protection teams led to the creation of MONUC-protected corridors, where over 5,000 civilians from the area of Kashebere were evacuated pre-emptively in anticipation of an attack against FDLR by the FARDC-RDF coalition forces, as well as to the MONUC-facilitated deployment of FARDC to Pinga for protection purposes.

[...] [...] the protection of the Rwandan Government since he [...]

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani paid a five-day visit to Ankara from 2 to 6 June, where he met with President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to discuss issues of mutual concern, in particular security, the economy and energy.

In this regard, we will continue to pursue efforts in support of the regional dimension discussed at the regional countries’ meeting, hosted by His Excellency Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, in Istanbul on 10 May, which is referenced in the Secretary-General’s report.

[...] Foreign Affairs, Mr. Davutoğlu, visited Bosnia [...] [...]