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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 05 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
05 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2.Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General welcomes the official signing yesterday (4 Dec), in Washington of the Washington accords for peace and prosperity between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, under the facilitation of the United States of America. He commends President Trump for his efforts and congratulates Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame on this important milestone. The Secretary-General underscores that these agreements represent a critical step towards restoring trust between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda and in advancing efforts for lasting peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Secretary-General also welcomes the significant progress made under both the Doha and the African Union-led processes. He urges all parties to honour the commitments they have undertaken, including to respect the permanent ceasefire, as called for by Security Council resolution 2773 (2025). The Secretary-General reiterates that the United Nations, including the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), stands ready to continue supporting all efforts towards sustainable peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the wider region.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
The Secretary-General welcomed the official signing on Thursday (4 Dec), in Washington of the Washington accords for peace and prosperity between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, under the facilitation of the United States of America, a UN Spokesperson said.
The UN chief commended President Trump for “his efforts and congratulates Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame on this important milestone,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric today (5 Dec) told reporters.
The Secretary-General underscored that “these agreements represent a critical step towards restoring trust between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda and in advancing efforts for lasting peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,” Dujarric added.
The Secretary-General also welcomed “the significant progress made under both the Doha and the African Union-led processes. He urges all parties to honour the commitments they have undertaken, including to respect the permanent ceasefire, as called for by Security Council resolution 2773 (2025).”
Dujarric concluded, “the Secretary-General reiterated that the United Nations, including the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), stands ready to continue supporting all efforts towards sustainable peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the wider region.”
