DR Congo and M23 rebels resume peace talks - Qatar

The talks "included the discussions over finding a mechanism of monitoring the ceasefire, alongside (an) exchange of prisoners and detainees", the Qatari foreign ministry said. The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 militia have restarted peace talks in Doha, mediator Qatar said Tuesday, following reports of violence in the DRC's conflict-torn east. "We've received the two parties here in Doha from the DRC and the M23" to discuss the implementation of a previous agreement, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a regular news briefing. The Congolese government and M23 inked a ceasefire agreement in Doha in July aimed at leading to a permanent end to the fighting that has devastated the DRC's mineral-rich east. Under the terms of the deal, the parties were to begin peace talks on August 8 and finalise an agreement by August 18, but both deadlines have expired. ‘Exchange of prisoners’