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DR Congo’s leader accuses Rwanda of breaking US-backed peace deal
(MENAFN) The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, accused Rwanda on Monday of violating a US-brokered peace agreement signed last week in Washington, DC, designed to end decades of conflict in eastern Congo, according to reports.
Speaking to parliament, Tshisekedi stated that "Rwanda is already violating its commitments" despite the formal agreement signed in the US. The historic peace and economic accord was signed on December 4 by Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, following an earlier preliminary deal in June mediated by the US, with former President Donald Trump hosting the officials.
Tshisekedi claimed that the day after the agreement, the Rwandan army launched heavy weapon attacks from the town of Bugarama into Congolese territory, resulting in significant human and material losses in Kaziba, Katogota, and Lubarika in South Kivu. He described this as a clear breach of the ceasefire provisions.
Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe dismissed the allegations as “ridiculous” and characterized them as an attempt to shift responsibility, reiterating Rwanda’s position in response to similar claims by the Congolese military.
At the signing ceremony, Kagame emphasized that previous mediation efforts had failed to resolve the conflict and stated that the US-led agreement contained “everything needed to end this conflict once and for all.”
Tshisekedi reminded lawmakers that the accord mandates the “immediate withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern Congo, dismantling of foreign armed groups, including the (Rwandan) FDLR rebels, the cessation of hostilities and the establishment of a joint security mechanism to oversee implementation.”
Speaking to parliament, Tshisekedi stated that "Rwanda is already violating its commitments" despite the formal agreement signed in the US. The historic peace and economic accord was signed on December 4 by Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, following an earlier preliminary deal in June mediated by the US, with former President Donald Trump hosting the officials.
Tshisekedi claimed that the day after the agreement, the Rwandan army launched heavy weapon attacks from the town of Bugarama into Congolese territory, resulting in significant human and material losses in Kaziba, Katogota, and Lubarika in South Kivu. He described this as a clear breach of the ceasefire provisions.
Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe dismissed the allegations as “ridiculous” and characterized them as an attempt to shift responsibility, reiterating Rwanda’s position in response to similar claims by the Congolese military.
At the signing ceremony, Kagame emphasized that previous mediation efforts had failed to resolve the conflict and stated that the US-led agreement contained “everything needed to end this conflict once and for all.”
Tshisekedi reminded lawmakers that the accord mandates the “immediate withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern Congo, dismantling of foreign armed groups, including the (Rwandan) FDLR rebels, the cessation of hostilities and the establishment of a joint security mechanism to oversee implementation.”
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