Pakistan, June 29 -- Pakistan has urged parties to the peace processes for the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to maintain momentum and fully implement their commitments to address the protracted conflict.

"We call on all parties to honour their commitments, fully implement (Security Council) resolution 2773, and create the conditions necessary for a credible, verifiable and lasting ceasefire," Ambassador Usman Jadoon, deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council.

Speaking in a debate on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he said the continued territorial expansion and consolidation of control by M23 (rebel group), the increasing use of ...