This Agreement could also provide a profitable access to mineral resources, states the BBC.
The Agreement, which was greeted by the US President Donald Trump, is based on the principles agreed in April, which includes provisions on “respect for territorial integrity and the cessation of hostilities” in the eastern Congress led by the M23 Armed Group.
The agreement was formally signed at the Washington ceremony, with the presence of the State Secretary of the Rubija and his colleagues from Kong and Rwanda.
– This is an important moment after 30 years of war – he said the head of American diplomacy, adding, however, “that there is much more to do.”
Foreign Minister Rwanda Olivier Nduhungirehe said the agreement is based on the promise about the definitive ending of the state support to the FDLR group and other militia.
– This is just the beginning, not the end, “Kong Minister, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner said.
The agreement also envisages “diseasing, disarmament and conditional integration of non-state armed groups”, as well as the “Mechanism of Joint Security”.
The conflict in the eastern Congo, which has roots in the consequences of genocide in Rwanda from 1994. year and the struggle for ore wealth, escalated, as the media stand out in the region from the war between 1998. and 2003. Years.
Since January, M23 has taken key cities to Goma and Bukava, repeatedly inflicting heavy defeats of the Congo Army.
The United Nations, Western Governments and independent analysts claim that Rwanda milocies support M23, including weapons supply and sending soldiers.
Rwanda rejects these charges, claiming that her forces act in self-defense against the Congoian army and militias associated with the perpetrators of genocide from 1994. years.
(Vijesti.ba)
