Two Congos call for reforms at the UN Security Council

The presidents of Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso and Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) Joseph Kabila, have reiterated their support for an African proposal for the reform of the UN Security Council, local media reported on Tuesday.

They were speaking in a meeting held on Monday in Oyo, some 400 km from Brazzaville, during which they also discussed peace and security issues affecting their respective countries.

The two presidents said they supported Ezulwini Consensus which was a position on international relations and reform of the United Nations, agreed by the African Union.

It calls for a more representative and democratic Security Council, in which Africa, like all other world regions, is represented.

Ezulwini Consensus proposes that Africa should have two permanent seats at the Security Council and two non-permanent seats at the Council.

Regarding bilateral relations, the two presidents discussed the need to reinforce cooperation between their two countries through political dialogue.

At the regional level, Sassou Nguesso and his DR Congo counterpart urged parties taking part in the Burundi crisis to dialogue, since this is the only way of restoring peace.

They further condemned recent terrorist acts and expressed their willingness to work with the rest of the international community to combat the scourge.

Relations between Brazzaville and Kinshasa have considerably improved after moments of tension that were caused by the launch of an operation by Republic of Congo police which resulted in repatriation of thousands of DR Congo nationals who were illegally living in the country. Enditem