{"id":106415,"date":"2025-07-30T13:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/parliament-ratifies-rwanda-dr-congo-peace-agreement"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:27:02","slug":"parliament-ratifies-rwanda-dr-congo-peace-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/parliament-ratifies-rwanda-dr-congo-peace-agreement","title":{"rendered":"Parliament Ratifies Rwanda DR Congo Peace Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Chamber of Deputies has ratified the peace agreement signed on June 27 between Rwanda and DR Congo.<\/p>\n<p>The US-brokered agreement was signed in Washington, D.C. by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and his Congolese counterpart, The\u0301re\u0300se Kayikwamba Wagner, on behalf of their countries.<\/p>\n<p>It entails a number of points, major of which is the neutralisation of the FDLR, a genocidal militia founded by remnants of the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and the lifting of Rwanda\u2019s defensive measures.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on July 17, a cabinet chaired by President Paul Kagame on July 17 approved the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>During a parliamentary session on Tuesday, July 29, 76 members of the Chamber of Deputies unanimously voted in favour of the agreement, which seeks to restore peace in the Great Lakes Region by addressing longstanding security issues.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington agreement builds on the Concept of Operations (CONOPS), which laid out ways to address security concerns by Rwanda and DR Congo, especially the neutralisation of the FDLR.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. The Chamber of Deputies has ratified the peace agreement signed on June 27 between Rwanda and DR Congo. The US-brokered agreement was signed in Washington, D.C. by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and his Congolese counterpart, The\u0301re\u0300se Kayikwamba Wagner, on behalf of their countries. 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