CONGO DR- The peace pact between government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 Rebels has been signed.

The peace pact ends the bitter conflict in the east of the country, according to a document from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Malawian President Joyce Banda.

"The DR Congo government and M23 have respectively signed declarations," including the "decision by M23 to end rebellion and transform itself into a legitimate political party," read the document signed Thursday in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.

It would be recalled that M23 have battled DRC troops in the country's east for over two decades. Government spokesman Lambert Mende said the leaders of the factions had signed three documents at the State House in Nairobi. Provisions of the peace deal include the dissolution of M23 as an armed group, as well as demobilization and a renunciation of violence as a means of pursuing future claims, he said.

“The document is very clear: there is no blanket amnesty.

"Those who are presumed to have committed criminal behavior in terms of international law, war crimes or crimes against humanity will not be reinserted into society." Lambert Mende said.