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The leaders of the Democratic Republic and Rwanda of the Congo called a ceasefire in an offer to end the last deadly chapter at the end of the conflict in the Eastern Congo.
Félix Tsisecedi, the Presidents of Congo and Paul Kagame, “Immediate and unconditional ceasefire”, “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” for a joint meeting on Tuesday.
They did not say how to carry or watch the fire. However, the meeting was the most important step of the leaders A Rwandian-supported armed groupThe M23 was called, Eastern Kongo’s largest city and attack with the attack started in January.
“This is the first time in a specific statement from both leaders,” Oluwole Ojewale, a scientist who focuses on Central Africa, a scientist, said in an interview.
Mr Ojewale said the United States could be in the position of calling for peace talks, but Given that there is no priority for the leadership of the Kyrtle, the two leaders of Qatar have been reported to belong to the African Union.
“Now it seems that the countries with a lever to bring the African leaders to bring the table war are Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are outside the coast of the continent.”
The battles in the Eastern Congo have moved more than 700,000 people since January, killing the United Nations refugee agency and thousands of others.
The surprise session of the leaders came a day later The European Union announced sanctions On the government of Rwandan and military officials on the support of M23. Rwanda cut diplomatic relations with Belgium, a country with a colonial ruler in Kongo and Rwanda and is a leading voice of Rwanda sanctions to participate in the conflict.
Mr. Tokule and Mr. Tangle Said in a statement In the Eastern Congo, they wanted to “create a solid foundation for continuous peace” here, killing millions of people over ethnic tensions and lands in three decades.
According to the United Nations, the United States and the European Union, a group established in 2012, a group of Rwandic and an ordered group, was armed and commanded by the Rwandan army. Rwanda supports the group and says the neighboring Congo threatens the security of violence.
M23 now controls Goma and Bukavu, two main caps in the border with Rwanda.
The M23 is not whether the ceasefire needs to listen to the calls. This rejected the government’s government and canceled the meeting with the Congo government scheduled for Tuesday.
Neither Kongo’s weak army nor international blood pressure, including the UN Security Council, he was able to stop The group’s progress. The M23, which has up to 6,000 soldiers, is now managed by the UN assessment of Louisiana in Eastern Congo, which is rich in gold and other minerals like Coltan.
