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U.S. hosts signing of comprehensive peace agreement between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Summary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed a comprehensive peace agreement at the U.S. Department of State that officials said enters into force on signature and aims to end a 30-year conflict.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed a comprehensive peace agreement at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony where U.S. and international partners were credited with facilitating the talks.
The agreement, officials said at the ceremony, enters into force on signature and is intended to end a 30-year conflict between the two countries by establishing a standing joint security coordination mechanism, directing a harmonized plan to neutralize the FDLR, and facilitating the disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration of non‑state armed groups.
The accord also includes provisions for the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, humanitarian access, a regional economic integration framework and a reaffirmation of the United Nations stabilization mission’s (MONUSCO)…
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