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The news comes ahead of an 18 August deadline, agreed on last month between Kinshasa and the Rwanda-backed rebel group, to reach a peace deal.
According to a Qatari official, a draft agreement to end the fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 has been shared with the government and the rebels.
The news comes ahead of an 18 August deadline, agreed on last month between Kinshasa and the Rwanda-backed rebel group, to reach a peace deal.
He said that both parties have responded positively to the facilitator and expressed a willingness to continue negotiations, while conceding that the timeline has not been met. The roadmap in the Declaration of Principles was signed on 19 July in Qatar. The negotiations were to begin by 8 August, with a final deal reached by Monday.
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Qatar is currently hosting an important session of negotiations in Doha aimed at following up on the implementation of the declaration and finalising an agreement.
