Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe has dismissed reports of a ceasefire between the DRC and Rwanda highlighting that the two countries are not at war that warrants a truce.
Povonews.com previously reported that on July 31 Angola announced a ceasefire agreement between the DRC and Rwanda that would come into force on August 2 at midnight.
Nduhungirehe emphasized that the Eastern DRC ceasefire is between the rebel group FDLR and the DRC army (FARDC) since those are the warring parties in the conflict.
He explained that the Eastern DRC conflict has security and humanitarian consequences for Rwanda because of the 100,000 Congolese refugees in Rwanda and the fact that the DRC rebel group FDLR regularly launches attacks on Rwanda.
Nduhungirehe went on to say that despite the endless accusations by the DRC against Rwanda, as a country all they want is for the conflict between the DRC army and the rebels to end.
The DRC and Rwanda share a 221-kilometer border along Lake Kivu, the Virunga Mountains, and Mount Karisimbi which divides the cities of Goma and Bukavu in Eastern DRC with Gisenyi and Cyangungu in Western Rwanda.
