Rwanda’s Ambassador to the United States, Mathilde Mukantabana, on Thursday, January 22, wrote to the US House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith reiterating her country’s position on the implementation of the December 4 Washington Accords, signed by Rwanda and DR Congo.

The letter was sent on the same day the House Subcommittee held a hearing titled "Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords,” in which US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Sarah Troutman testified on the progress of the agreements.

Below is Amb. Mukantabana’s full statement: