The scheduled meeting that was to take place in Angola on Sunday (yesterday) between President Kagame and DRC’s chronic conflict-monger of a president, Felix Tshisekedi, was abruptly cancelled.
President Kagame, who had no desire to waste his time, wasn’t there.
The summit was intended to finalize the Luanda Peace Process, fell apart due to DRC’s stalling, and time wasting in implementing previously agreed terms.
Now DR Congo-paid propagandists already are busy pushing lies as to why President Kagame wasn’t in Luanda, including their usual debunked talking points that they can’t talk to “Rwanda M23” (Although when they are in meetings behind closed doors, they admit M23 is indeed Congolese).
But the moment they leave the meeting rooms, what dio Tshisekedi or his officials do? They started claiming M23 is Rwandan, and that they can’t negotiate with terrorists!
So then, one wonders, what is the point of it all? Why do they agree behind doors (to the extent they upend their signatures on negotiating documents) that they will talk with M23, only to open their mouths once outside, to say other things?
Remember, M23 is a purely Congolese movement, fighting to protect the rights of Congolese Tutsi communities to exist, in DRC which is their home. They are Congolese with legitimate issues that Kinshasa has to resolve, not Rwanda.
But Tshisekedi regime officials, the moment they see a microphone, lie, day and night, that “M23 is Rwandan!”
What a mess!
And so, President Kagame’s absence from Luanda was meant to send a deliberate and resolute message: the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo is not Rwanda’s problem. The responsibility for resolving the crisis lies primarily with the Congolese leadership.
On the other hand, Tshisekedi proceeded to fly to Luanda, sending an opportunity to hoodwink everyone that he is a leader committed to resolving the issue.
Just knock it off Mr Tshilombo; every official including the Angolan facilitators behind closed doors knows it was Tshilombo that backtracked on implementing the agreement.
Following Rwanda Foreign Ministry’s press release explaining its absence, the Congolese Presidency issued a lying statement, claiming that dialogue with the M23 rebel group had been introduced as a “last-minute condition.”
This naked lie is indicative of the shamelessness of the Kinshasa cabal.
In truth, the principle of dialogue with M23 was introduced by the Angolan facilitator during a prior ministerial meeting, and the DRC had accepted this proposal.
But then the Congolese to no one’s surprise reversed its position just a day before the summit, stalling any progress.
Why would a self-respecting head of state, like Rwanda’s, waste time with such people?
They better outgrow their childish antics.
Kigali has repeatedly reminded everyone that solving the M23 issue cannot be separated from DRC addressing the problem of the genocidal FDLR, who now are embeded in all levels of Tshisekedi’s government as well as military (FARDC).
If they won’t, that’s their problem.
But Rwanda won’t ever stop taking, and strengthening defensive measures along bordering areas with DRC.
ellenkampire