{UAH} Force on M23 is unlikely to achieve anything.

DRC Communication minister and government spokesman, Lambert Mende (file photo)

The Democratic Republic of Congo's information minister says the government in Kinshasa is not opposed to holding talks with armed groups to resolve conflicts in the restive parts of the Central African nation.

"The DRC has no problem with trying to resolve conflict with dialogue [and] that is why we have set meetings with M23, though they are negative forces," said information minister Lambert Mende. "But, we know that we need to talk to them so that we can cut the linkage between them and their masters outside the country."

Mende's comments came after regional leaders called for dialogue and cooperation as part of an effort to deal with the security crisis in the Great Lakes Region. The leaders who met at a two-day summit in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, outlined steps to resolve conflict in the region.

The information minister denied that talks in neighboring Uganda between his government and representatives of the M23 rebels had broken down.

The M23 rebel group has accused the government of not being committed to the Kampala talks to end the conflict in the northern part of the country. But, Mende disagreed, calling the accusation part of the negotiating process.

"These are negotiation postures. People say things so they can push their agendas. We are negotiating definitely -- nobody can say that the Congolese government refuses to negotiate," said Mende.

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