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Rwanda, Republic of Congo leaders call on DRC crisis parties to comply with LCGLR decisions

Rwanda - Culture
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his counterpart of Republic of Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso on Sunday called on the parties involved in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) crisis to heed to the Kampala decisions of the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).
President Sassou-Nguesso arrived in Rwanda on Saturday.

In a joint statement issued by the two presidents, they commended the decisions taken by the heads of state of the just concluded ICGLR summit in Kampala.

President Sassou-Nguesso was in Rwanda on a two-day working visit at the invitation of his counterpart during which the two heads of state discussed bilateral, regional and international issues, and expressed satisfaction with the strengthened political and cooperation ties between Rwanda and the Republic of Congo.

"The heads of state discussed at length the ongoing crisis in eastern DRC and welcomed the comprehensive resolutions of the ICGLR summit in Kampala," reads the statement

ICGLR leaders at Saturday's summit in Kampala called on M23 rebels to withdraw to positions at least 20 kilometers north of the town, which the guerrillas -- former army soldiers who staged a mutiny in April -- seized on Tuesday.

The joint statement said, "They called upon the Government of the DRC and the M23 to commit to implementing the Kampala decisions as these represented an important opportunity to resolve the conflict."

"They also noted the importance of correctly assessing and understanding the real nature of the various armed groups in the DRC so that appropriate solutions are found for each," said the statement.

President Sassou-Nguesso noted the value of the discussions and breakthrough held earlier this week between Rwandan President Paul Kagame, President Yoweli Museveni of Uganda and President Joseph Kabila of DRC and said it represented an effective framework for building confidence between the DRC and its immediate neighbors.