UN General Assembly
2012

hoping to see them realized as soon as possible, so as to enable the Democratic Republic of the Congo to regain its stability and play the role expected of that great country. Our region will continue with its efforts to achieve the objectives we have sought and will use every mechanism we have to attain them. In December the Congo will host the thirty-fifth ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, which will allow us to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of that General Assembly body and continue our cooperation on settling crises in the subregion. The collapse of democracy in Mali, which was once a fine example of democracy in Africa, represents a relapse that my country has condemned, while calling for a return to constitutional order. The deteriorating humanitarian situation, combined with the risk of spreading terrorism, calls for urgent implementation of the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States, together with the support of the African Union, the United Nations and the international