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Kinshasa, Congo (AP) — Rwanda and Congo announced on Wednesday that Angola, President of Congo.
According to a statement, the two countries will revive the Congolese-Rwanda Commission, which will resume operations on July 12, in Luanda, the capital of Angola. He also called for a return to normal diplomatic relations between Kinshasa and Kigali, a halt to hostilities, and an "immediate and unconditional withdrawal" of the M23 rebel group from its eastern Congolese location.
Nothing soon about the meeting from Rwanda where President Paul Kagame met with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi in Luanda, the capital of Angola, amid heightened tensions. I wasn't told. Rwanda and Congo exchanged angry statements due to claims that Rwanda favors the M23, which consists primarily of Congolese Tutsi fighters. M23 occupied the town of Congo near the Ugandan border last month.
Next, Rwanda accuses Congo of supporting a group of rebels with members allegedly involved in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Both countries have denied the claim.
Earlier this year, the African Union requested Angola to mediate between Congo and Rwanda under the auspices of a regional organization known as the International Conference on the Five Great Lakes Region.
Within a few weeks after the M23 resurfaced in eastern Congo, about 170,000 people were evacuated. According to a statement by President Congo, the summit on Wednesday called for all refugees to be returned to their country of origin.
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Suuna was donated by Kigali, Rwanda.
