Vincent Biruta: ′′ Reconciliation with the DRC cannot satisfy everyone"

 

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After Goma summit postponment, Rwandan Foreign Minister returns to the sometimes strained relations with Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And evokes the mysterious arrest of Paul Rusesabagina, controversial hero of the film ′′ Hotel Rwanda ".

The coronavirus pandemic may have stopped most diplomatic activities, there are many cases in the countries of the Great Lakes region. If the Rwanda-Uganda mediation shows some signs of progress, Kigali-Bujumbura relations are still at a standstill, while the rapprochement with the Democratic Republic of Congo is challenged by some of the Congolese opinion.

The Goma Summit, which was scheduled to bring together the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda in September, at the invitation of President Felix Tshisekedi, was finally postponed sine die. He allegedly allowed the new Burundian head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, to make his first diplomatic exit and to meet his counterpart Paul Kagame for the first time, knowing that Rwanda-Burundi relations have been strained for more than five years.

Rwanda's Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta has agreed to answer Youth Africa's questions on these different topics and also on other issues that mark the news, starting with the arrest of Paul Rusesabagina, controversial hero of the movie Hotel Rwanda.

Youn africa:Since early September, Félix Tshisekedi has been trying to organize a summit in Goma. Is the distrust between neighbors too big?

Vincent Biruta: We don't care about anything or anyone. We are ready to argue with our neighbors, no matter the differences between us. This is the purpose of this kind of meeting. We also do not have any special problems with hosting this summit, but we must consider the Covid-19 context, which makes any physical meeting difficult. We will be willing to participate as soon as the conditions are met, but this will not be the case until next year starts.

A year ago President Tshisekedi proposed to form an integrated headquarters to fight armed groups in eastern DRC. Was this initiative abandoned?

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