Blitz Bureau
BANGUI: On the second day of his visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN peacekeeping chief, met country’s Prime Minister Felix Moloua.
The two leaders discussed the ongoing situation in CAR and the key steps needed for further progress, said a report published in africanews.com
The humanitarian and security conditions in CAR have deteriorated since March, amid escalating clashes between armed groups, said the report. Despite these challenges, significant strides have been made in stabilizing the country. Lacroix highlighted several areas of positive change during the meeting. These include the redeployment of the state’s presence in conflict zones and successful stabilisation efforts in various regions of the country.
“We took stock of a number of important advances, notably in the redeployment of the State’s presence, as well as the stabilisation efforts that are bearing fruit in several parts of the territory, the progress made in disarming members of the armed group, and the fact that a number of armed groups have withdrawn from armed struggle and reintegrated into civilian life,” Lacroix explained.
