While the Comoros are candidates for the head of the African Union, President Azali Assoumani received, Thursday, February 9 in Moroni, his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. This short visit allowed the two presidents to discuss the various regional conflicts that are plaguing the continent, first and foremost that of the Great Lakes.
With our correspondent in Moroni, Abdullah Mzembaba
Felix Tshisekedi was received by Azali Assoumani at Beit-Salam Palace. A lightning visit, Thursday, February 9, which the Comorian president describes as courteous. It is not trivial because the Comoros are seeking the head of the African Union. The decision will be made at the organization’s 36th summit, February 18-19 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
” He (Félix Tshisekedi) came to assure me of his solidarity and support. We reviewed all the conflicts in Africa. We could not avoid talking about the fighting in the Great Lakes. We talked about it, but we also talked about our bilateral relationship, how to strengthen it said Azali Assoumani.
Unsurprisingly, the security issue in eastern DRC was at the center of the discussions. Kinshasa says it expects a lot from Moroni on this aspect. ” I took this opportunity to talk about my country and this unjust war imposed on us by Rwanda “, confided Félix Tshisekedi, who counts on the help of his Comorian counterpart for ” bring peace, because we don’t want war “.
In January, Vincent Biruta, the Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, was visiting Moroni. For Félix Tshisekedi, his own arrival in the Comoros is in no way linked to that of the Rwandan diplomat. ” I am not aware of the back and forth of African ministers “, he recalled.