Africa-Press – Angola. The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, meets with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, at a date and place to be defined, to resolve the crisis between the two countries.
The information was provided Monday, to the press, in Luanda, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, at the end of a meeting between the Angolan President, João Lourenço, and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, within the framework of a few hours’ visit to Angola.
According to Téte António, João Lourenço was appointed by the African Union as a mediator to deal with the issue of relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, including the aspect related to the M23.
During the meeting, it was agreed, shortly, that President Paul Kagame meets with Félix Tshisekedi, on a date to be indicated by the mediator.
The Rwandan side accepted the principle, which had already been agreed with the Congolese side, that ministerial delegations would work to reach this step.
This, he reinforced, is the result of the meeting between the two heads of state in order to continue the mediator’s efforts to find peace and reconciliation in the region, especially in the east of the DRC.
Paul Kagame’s trip to Luanda comes just under two weeks after that made by his DRC counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi, who also met with President João Lourenço.
At the end of that meeting, it was announced that Tshisekedi had agreed to meet with Paul Kagame to discuss the diplomatic crisis between the two neighboring countries and the rebellion in the DRC.
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