Minister Biruta met with Wendy Sherman (Right)
The US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta in Washington DC, and discussed the DRC situation.
“They discussed regional security issues of mutual interest, including how to arrest the deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)”, the spokesperson of the US State Department Ned Price said in a statement.
Ned Price said Deputy Secretary Sherman underscored U.S. support for regional mediation on eastern DRC and dialogue led by Angola and the East African Community and stressed the importance of action by all parties to end military conflict and accelerate the political process.
According to Ned Price, the two personalities also discussed how to promote stability in the Central African Republic where Rwanda has deployed troops on bilateral agreement and under UN keeping missions.
“Glad to discuss regional security issues with Vincent Biruta. We welcome collaboration to achieve shared objectives in Central Africa and urge Rwanda to do its part to work for peace and stability in the DRC”, reacted via twitter Wendy Sherman after meeting Minister Biruta.
DRC accuses its Rwandan neighbor of supporting the rebellion of M23, which has taken control in recent months of territories in the eastern DRC. Kigali denies these accusations.
Rwanda has repeatedly accused the DRC of colluding with the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda), a Rwandan Hutu rebel movement, some of whom were involved in the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. (End)