Rob Oliphant at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On February 7th, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 7th, 2024 / 6:35 p.m.

Liberal

Rob Oliphant Liberal Don Valley West, ON

Thank you.

Do I have time for one quick one?

Maybe Mr. Chevrier or you could answer this question. I wanted to get some clarification on the question that Mr. Genuis asked.

My understanding is the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, requested the Security Council of the UN to withdraw the peacekeeping troops earlier than originally planned and that late last year, the UN Security Council acceded to that request to withdraw the MONUSCO troops.

Am I understanding that correctly? We're not on the Security Council. Am I understanding that process appropriately?

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