The Security Council on Wednesday, July 9, welcomed the peace agreement between Rwanda and DR Congo signed on June 27 in Washington, D.C. ALSO READ: Details of Rwanda-DR Congo peace agreement signed in Washington United States President Donald Trump has announced that he expects to meet the Presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo in the next couple of weeks in the White House. ALSO READ: Kagame says Rwanda serious to implement US-brokered deal with DR Congo In a press statement, the members of the Security Council welcomed the peace deal and expressed their deep appreciation to the United States, Qatar, and the African Union for their facilitation efforts. “The members of the Security Council expressed their determination to actively support the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in the implementation and follow-up of this agreement,” reads the statement. ALSO READ: AFC/M23 says Rwanda-DR Congo deal ‘tiny’ part of solution The council members urged the two countries to honour in good faith their obligations and commitments for lasting peace in eastern DR Congo. President Paul Kagame on July 4 commended the US efforts to mediate talks between Rwanda and DR Congo and brokering the agreement that entails the neutralisation of the FDLR, a genocidal militia founded by remnants of the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and the lifting of Rwanda’s defensive measures. ALSO READ: Rwanda-DR Congo peace deal: Dismantling FDLR first thing to do – Nduhungirehe Kagame said Rwanda is committed to implementing the agreement as DR Congo would also honour its commitments.
