Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe met with Kathleen Depoorter
In Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe met with Kathleen Depoorter, Vice President of the Commission on External Relations of Belgian Federal Parliament.
“They discussed bilateral relations and the situation in the Eastern DRC, with a strong emphasis on the need for a political solution”, according to Rwandan diplomacy.
Since the M23 rebel group resumed fighting in late 2021, the Congolese government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting the group, which claims to be fighting for the rights of Congolese Rwandophones, particularly Tutsis, who have been persecuted.
Rwanda, however, maintains that it has no involvement with M23 and insists that the crisis is an internal Congolese matter that should be resolved through dialogue to ensure the safe return of Congolese refugees who have spent years in exile across the region. (End)