During a brief debate in Brussels on Monday 6 March, the European foreign affairs ministers said that the death of Étienne Tshisekedi, the historic Congolese opposition leader, and the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should in no way serve as an alibi for not respecting the 31 December inclusive political agreement in the DRC.
The conclusions adopted by the Council underline this unanimous message and express the EU's deep concern at the deadlock in applying...