Memo: Joint Statement by High Representative/ Vice President Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on the adoption of a Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region

The HR/VP Catherine Ashton and Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, welcomed the adoption in Addis on 24 February 2013 of a "Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region". They commended the UN Secretary General for his strong leadership and the leaders of the region to have chosen dialogue and cooperation as a basis for addressing the many challenges the region is facing.