{"id":86797,"date":"2024-10-09T15:20:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-not-responsible-for-dr-congos-250-armed-groups-says-envoy"},"modified":"2024-10-09T15:27:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:27:19","slug":"rwanda-not-responsible-for-dr-congos-250-armed-groups-says-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-not-responsible-for-dr-congos-250-armed-groups-says-envoy","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda not responsible for DR Congo\u2019s 250 armed groups, says envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>DR Congo decades-long security problems, which are driven by more than 200 armed groups operating in the country\u2019s east, cannot be blamed on Rwanda, says Rwandan Permanent Representative to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

Ernest Rwamucyo said this on Tuesday, October 8, as he responded to accusations laid out by Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba during a UN Security Council briefing on peace, security and cooperation framework on DR Congo.<\/p>\n

\u201cDR Congo must stop blaming its problem on others,\u201d Rwamucyo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDRC has had political and security challenges for decades, and many ofthese even proceed the independence of Rwanda. It cannot be Rwanda that is responsible for DRC problems, and time has come for it to take full ownership and systematically, honestly, and genuinely address its own internal problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

This morning, Amb. @ErnestRwamucyo participated in the Security Council briefing on the Peace, Security, and Cooperation framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, Amb. @ErnestRwamucyo highlighted ongoing challenges affecting the… pic.twitter.com\/anSoR84OHk<\/p>\n

\u2014 Permanent Mission of Rwanda to The United Nations (@RwandaUN) October 8, 2024<\/p>\n

Kayikwamba told the Security Council that Rwanda had a \u201clack of respect for the territorial integrity of Congo,\u201d adding that the country supported the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Rwamucyo reiterated that Rwanda would not be blamed for the conditions that led to the creation of the rebels.<\/p>\n

\u201cRwanda is not responsible for the existence of CODECO in DRC, ADF, Zaire, Nyatura and its many splinter groups. We are not responsible for the existence of M23. And as documented by DRC… demobilisation report produced in December last year, which documented 250 local armed groups in DRC and 14 foreign armed groups, Rwanda is not responsible for all that,\u201d Rwamucyo told the Security Council.<\/p>\n

He said that much as DR Congo territorial integrity should be respected, the country also had to respect the integrity of its neighbour\u2019s territory.<\/p>\n

Rwamucyo said DR Congo had remained the launch pad of attacks on Rwanda over the past 30 years. The FDLR, a DR Congo-based militia linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, \u201cis responsible for these attacks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy is DRC continuing to preserve, support and maintain FDLR?\u201d Rwamucyo asked, noting that the solution should have been \u201csimple.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDisengage, dismantle FDLR, which is embedded with your army, and peace will stand in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The FDLR, a genocidal militia composed of perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is the longest standing foreign armed group in eastern DRC,\u201d Rwamucyo said, adding that the UN-sanctioned militia had led to creation of other armed groups, such as Nyatura and PARECO.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last three decades, the FDLR has been consistently committing ethnic cleansing, sexual violence, and large-scale human rights violations in easter DRC,\u201d the diplomat said.<\/p>\n

He said FDLR\u2019s neutralisation, and complete disengagement with the Congolese armed forces \u201cis key to finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in DRC.\u201d<\/p>\n

He condemned the persecution of Congolese Tutsi communities, which he said was \u201canother fundamental issue hamparing the full realisation\u201d of peace in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n

\u201cHate speech, exclusion, discrimination, and violence against this community must be addressed as a central component of any sustainable solution,\u201d Rwamucyo said.<\/p>\n

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