Government D -R Congo and rebels M23 agree with ceasefire after talking catarrh

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and rebels supported by Rwandas agreed to stop fighting in the east until peace talks mediated by Qatar did not reach their “conclusion”.

This is the latest truce transaction because the rebels intensified the offensive on the eastern Doctor of Congo, where the authorities say 7,000 people have been killed since January.

Both sides on Wednesday jointly announced work on peace after more than a week of negotiations they called “sincere and constructive.”

Last month, also Congolese Congoyi Tikedi President and his Rundan Colleague Paul Kagam also confirmed their commitment to the “unconditional” ceasefire in a surprise in Doha.

The decades of the conflict has intensified since January, when the M23 had arranged an unprecedented abusive, capturing Guom and Bukov – the two largest cities in the Eastern Congo – and causing fears of a greater regional war.

D -R Congo accuses Rwand of arms of M23 and sending troops to support the rebels in the conflict. Despite the allegations of both the UN and from us, Rwanda denied M23 support.

Rwanda said her forces operate in a self -defense against the Congolese army and allied militias, some of whom are accused of links with the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

D -R Congo also accuses Rwand of the illegal exploitation of his mineral deposits in the east of the country.

In a joint statement, published separately M23 and Congolese -the government on Wednesday, each side promised to give a chance of peaceful negotiations.

“Under the mutual agreement, both sides confirm the commitment to stop the hostilities immediately, the categorical deviation from any language of hatred, intimidation and urged all local communities to fulfill these obligations,” they said in a statement read on the national television and and and Posted on the X Press Socistor M23 Lawrence Kaniuk.

They said the ceasefire would be applied “throughout the negotiation time.”

Sources in Qatari talks told Reuters that the result of the meetings was virtually thwarted by “technical” questions.

It is unclear how long there will be a truce, as several cases of ceasefire have been agreed from 2021 before falling apart.

Belgian Foreign Minister Maxim Pronsi He called the truce “an important step towards stopping violence”.

Qatar mediate between the two parties after the rebels refused to attend peace talks in Angola last month.

The Congolese government has long refused to negotiate directly with M23, branding it with a “terrorist” group.