Kinshasa: The terms of a possible ceasefire in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were not clear on Wednesday, a day later, the President of the Congress, Felix Tskedi and his Rwanda counterpart Paul Kagame, had a surprising conversation in Doha.
Fighting mineral-rich east in the east of DRC has recently intensified with the Rwanda-supported M23 armed group, starting an electric aggressive within a few weeks and occupying two provincial capitals.
Late on Tuesday night, Angola said that there was no peace talks between Kinshasa and M33 that day in the capital Luanda.
However, Qatar unexpectedly announced that Kagame and Teskedi met in Doha for mediation negotiations by the rich Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar in Doha.
A statement from the three countries stated that the two African heads of the state – whose previous attempts declined in the last time – expressed their support for a ceasefire.
The statement said, “The heads of the state confirmed the immediate and unconditional ceasefire commitment of all the parties as per the consent at an African summit last month.
“The fruitful meeting … helped create confidence in a shared commitment for a safe and stable future for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region.”
According to Qatar, a solid foundation should continue to be established for a permanent peace, whose diplomatic efforts have focused on conflict in recent years and in Israel and Palestinians as well as Afghanistan.
The congregation Presidency said, “Whatever has been agreed, the conditions of the execution of it will be specified in the coming days.”
Katri investment
Kinshasa -based Ebutelli Research Institute’s political analyst Tresor Kibangula told AFP, “Kinshasa has so far relinquished for mediation by Qatar as the country is seen especially close to Kigali with his investment in Rwanda,” Kinshasa -based Abutlli Research Institute described AFP.
The expert said that the rich Gulf Nation had already tried to mediate peace in DRC two years ago.
Qatar has signed several investment structure agreements with Kinshasa and Kigali in recent years.
In Rwanda, among other things, it is also financing more than a billion dollar tune for the construction of the center of a new airport near the capital.
A source close to the congratulations Presidency said that talks on setting up a ceasefire will now focus on implementing the roadmap adopted on Monday in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, during a minister meeting of Eastern and South African Regional Block.
Since last month, the major and southern African development community of the East African community has said for an immediate ceasefire that the conflict can ignite a widespread regional crisis.
A permanent ceasefire has been declared in the coming four months in the coming four months in the eastern provinces of Roadmap, North Kivu and South Kivu, a roadmap, viewed by AFP.
All diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict in Eastern DRC have failed so far.
Half a dozen ceasefire and trucks have been signed and then violated.
In mid -December, Teskedi and Kagame were due to meeting in Luanda, but the two sides could not agree on the terms of an agreement and the summit was canceled at the last minute.
Since January, M23, which claims to protect the interests of the congregation Tutis, has seized the major cities of Goma and Buvu in advance, killing more than 7,000 people.
AFP is not able to verify the figure independently.
A report by the United Nations experts stated that Kigali effectively controls M33 and there are about 4,000 soldiers supporting the group. Kinshasa accused Kigli of robbing her resources in the past.
Rwanda refused to provide M23 with military assistance, but says it faces a threat from the FDLR group to the east of the DRC, which was established in 1994 by the caste Hutu leaders involved in the Rawandan massacre of Tutsis.
The last time the congratulations government and M32 were interacted in 2013.
