Elwelu made these remarks while meeting a European Union delegation led by the senior advisor to the EUs Foreign Service on emerging threats in the great lakes, Horn of Africa and western Indian Ocean, Mr. Charles Stuart, at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters at Mbuya.
Elwelu noted that if the East African Community (EAC) regional forces being deployed unanimously decide to push M23 back, it won’t even take 24 hours, adding that they (M23) know very well.
He added, “There is a need to bring all the concerned parties and participants on board and engage in a dialogue as a unified force to curb the enemy.”
Elwelu added that the regional force needs logistical support to be effective and without it, it will not be easy to make an impact.
It should be noted that M23 rebels have continued to advance on various territories from Bunagana Town and have cut off two borders connecting Uganda to DRC.
Kenya and Burundi have already deployed in eastern DRC to fight negative forces including M23 rebels.
Following the war between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda has urged the DRC government to hold talks with the M23 rebels to end the fighting and to stop harassing the Kinyarwanda speakers in the eastern DRC.
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