Once again, the Rwandan authorities deny accusations of support for M23 in the DRC. Kigali was again charged recently following the publication of a report by the UN group of experts on the DRC published earlier this week after a year of investigation.
” It is unfortunate that the UN Panel of Experts is propagating dangerous allegations and distortions “, can we read in the press release of Kigali who believes that the report is largely based on unverifiable evidence and sources that lack credibility ” who perpetuate the myth according to which Rwanda is responsible for the insecurity and the internal problems of the ground floor“.
The Rwandan authorities regret that their responses to the charges against their defense forces are not included.
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Kigali, on the other hand, welcomes the fact that the report of the UN experts ” confirmed that the FDLR, along with other armed groups, are fighting alongside the FARDC, the Congolese armed forces.
Rwanda claims that the FDLR have an increased ability to threaten its security and that the “ defensive and preventive mechanisms “will remain in place for” to counter any cross-border overflow of an armed group “. Finally, Rwanda criticizes the report for ignoring “ ongoing peace efforts » and expresses its determination to work within the framework of regional mechanisms, in particular the Nairobi and Luanda processes.