Thank you very much.
I would like to mention quickly that an agreement was signed on December 31, 2016, known as the Saint Sylvester Agreement. This agreement was facilitated by the Catholic Church. Under one of its clauses, the opposition was supposed to provide a prime minister responsible for forming a transitional government for a period of 12 months, to enable that person to hold elections.
Unfortunately, Mr. Joseph Kabila once again decided to let go certain members of the opposition. He designated an opponent who he thought should lead the transition government. That is when Samy Badibanga and Bruno Tshibala arrived. The Catholic Church, the guarantor of these agreements, wanted to remind the various signatories that they had to comply with the Saint Sylvester Agreement, and the Security Council agreed with that.
To get back to your question about MONUSCO, I would say it is the most important mission that has ever been conducted in the world. It is currently in Congo, specifically in the conflict zones. It is an intervention mission against the various armed groups. Despite the MONUSCO presence in these areas, we are still counting the dead, the victims, and the wars. We do not really see how this mission can stop the shooting itself.
The mission is of course expensive and can be subject to cuts. We have also raised this issue on television. Whether there are cuts or not, we do not really see what purpose this mission serves given the crisis in Congo, which is both economic and political.
It is an economic crisis because the multinationals want access to the strategic raw materials found in Congo. These multinationals are prepared to support dictators who commit crimes and all kinds of violations in order to stay there and keep extracting these raw materials.
The African Union, through the Southern African Development Community, the SADC, has held two meetings. The other meeting, if memory serves me, was two months ago in Zambia. Joseph Kabila was once again reminded that using armed force to stay in power serves only to heighten existing tensions among the various armed groups. It also maintains the tension between the opposition and those in power.
The ultimate objective, and what the international community is calling for, is for free and transparent elections to be held on December 31, as promised in the Saint Sylvester Agreement. That is the reason for these tensions between the opposition and the government.
Ms. Kalambay, would you like to add something?