The dialogue organized on June 30 by Azarias Ruberwa was eschewed by president Kabila. In addition to kabila, vice president Yerodia (part of the Kabila camp), CIAT and a number of presidential candidates did not show. In fact, the kabila government characterized the meeting as illegal and worthless. The June 30th meeting was supposed to be a follow to a process initiated by Kabila himself. However, it is now clear that Kabila only initiated the process to buy time until the official launch of the campaign.