France is deeply concerned by the situation in eastern Congo, North Kivu and particularly the area around Goma and Sake. Attacks on the DRC's territorial integrity and the conditions faced by civilian populations are unacceptable. France condemns the ongoing Rwanda-backed M23 offensive, as well as the presence of Rwandan forces on Congolese soil. M23 must bring an immediate halt to the fighting and withdraw from all the areas it occupies in line with the decisions taken within the framework (…)