[AFRICANEWS] The head of UN peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, met on Wednesday (20 Dec) the Central African Prime Minister Félix Moloua during his three-day mission in the Country.
Addressing the press in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), Lacroix said, "We are determined to continue working in the spirit of very close, very cordial, very positive cooperation that is animating the joint work between [United Nations
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Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic] MINUSCA and the Central African Government, to work to see how we can go further, to ensure that our priorities are obviously those of the Government, of the Central African people, to consolidate peace, to reinforce the presence of State authority, to ensure that preparations for local elections take place in the best possible conditions."
The Central African Prime Minister Félix Moloua said, "This visit undoubtedly testifies to our commitment and determination to work effectively to strengthen the cooperation and communication system around the priorities defined in resolution 2709, in line with the objectives pursued by the Government, taking into account the pressing expectations of the Central African population with regard to the protection of civilians, support for the extension of State authority, the deployment of defense and security forces and the maintenance of territorial integrity, good offices and support for the grinding of the peace processor, including the implementation of the ceasefire and the APPR-RCA, and assistance for the immediate, safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid."
This morning, Lacroix went to Birao in the country's northeast with the Minister of the Interior, Henri Wanzet-Linguissara, and the head of the peacekeeping mission, Valentine Rugwabiza.
They interacted with the local population and visited Sudan
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ese refugees at the Korsi site.
Lacroix paid tribute to the resilience and generosity of Central Africans and the authorities towards the refugees and praised the collaboration between the Mission and humanitarians, who continue to assist people crossing the border.
Rugwabiza noted that peacekeepers would continue to patrol in the area to provide protection.
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