France, June 6 -- Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to the Democratic Republic of Congoand Rwanda-backed M23 rebels following months of mediation in Doha. But from Kinshasa, progress looks slow and uncertain.

The two sides said they would consult their leaders before resuming talks, a source briefed on the negotiations told French news agency AFP on Thursday.

However, sources from both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and M23 camps cast doubt on whether there had been significant progress in the talks so far, speaking to Reuters on Thursday.

"The draft is not recent and has not been updated for over a month," an M23 source, who insisted on anonymity, said. "The draft has nothing to do with what we proposed and...