President
Emmanuel Macron of France has planned to discuss with Paul Kagame of Rwanda and
Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the conflict
between these countries in the African Great Lakes region.
President Kagame
and Tshisekedi are in Paris, France from October 3, 2024. They are going to
participate in the meeting of the heads of government of the countries that are
members of the French-speaking countries, OIF.
In the morning of
October 4, 2024, President Macron received Tshisekedi, they discussed the
security of the eastern part of the DRC as explained by the office of the
President of this country.
This office said
"President Tshisekedi and Macron discussed the security and humanitarian
situation in eastern DRC arising from Rwanda's provocation and the achievements
along the lines presented in Luanda, with a view to the talks in Kinshasa and Kigali."
After this
meeting, it is expected that President Macron will talk with Kagame about the
main topics including the Luanda talks, which will lead to the end of the war
in North Kivu province and to meet the relations between Rwanda and the DRC.
France points out
that the talks in Luanda organized by President João Lourenço of Angola are
important because it is the solution to these two problems that threaten the
security of the region.
It is expected
that President Macron will ask the leaders of the two countries to continue
supporting these talks so that the expected results can be seen soon.
In September
2022, President Macron met Kagame and Tshisekedi when they attended the United
Nations General Assembly, in New York, United States of America. Discussions
were held to outline how this conflict could be resolved.
After this
meeting, the discussions at the regional level continued, looking for what
would bring peace and security to the region, but it was found that the results
are still low.
On July 30, 2024,
in the talks held in Luanda, it was decided to stop the fighting between the
opposing parties and to destroy the FDLR group, but the RDC government rejected
the method provided by Angola to destroy this group.
After the last
meeting in Luanda on September 14, 2024, the delegates of these countries
failed to reach an agreement, it is planned that they will meet again in
October 2024 to reach an agreement.
The Ambassador of
Angola to the United Nations, Francisco José da Cruz, on September 30, 2024,
announced that the talks between the representatives of these countries are
preparing for the possibility of bringing together President Kagame and
Tshisekedi, and make an immediate decision that will restore peace in the
region.
