in move To ease tensions between Rwanda and Congo, the two neighboring African countries agreed to normalize of the following relationships one- One-day talks between their presidents mediated by Angola, the Presidency of the Congo announced Wednesday.
the two countries It will revive the Congo-Rwanda Commission that will resume its activities on July 12 in The statement stated that the Angolan capital Luanda. He. She also Call for Return of normal diplomatic relations between Kinshasa and Kigali, and stop of Hostilities and “immediate and unconditional withdrawal” of March 23 Rebel Movement group from their sites in eastern Congo.
There was no immediate word on Talks from Rwanda, President Paul Kagame met with Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in Luanda, the capital of Angola, Wednesday amid rising tensions. Rwanda and Congo have exchanged angry statements stemming from allegations that Rwanda supports the March 23 Movement, made up of Most of them are Tutsi fighters from the Congo. M23 last Shahr captured a Congolese town near the border with Uganda.
Rwanda in In turn, accuses the Congo of supporting a group of the rebels with Individuals who allegedly took part in The Rwandan Genocide of 1994. However, both countries deny the allegations.
AU earlier this year Angola was asked to mediate between Congo and Rwanda under the auspices of of at the regional level body Known as the International Conference on Great Lakes Region. about 170,000 people They were displaced in The weeks following the emergence of the March 23 movement in eastern Congo. Wednesday’s summit called for back of All refugees have countries of The original, according to the statement of the Congolese presidency.
