DRC's deputy minister in charge of foreign affairs meets with his Rwandan counterpart in Zanzibar to discuss peace in north kivu

 There was Direct engagement and frank discussion this morning in Zanzibar between DRC's Deputy Foreign Minister Hon Gracia Yamba and his Rwandan counterpart ,and facilitated by Tanzania and South Sudan, the two co-chairs of the EAC Ministerial Retreat, in the presence of Ministers from Uganda and Kenya, and that of the Deputy Secretary General in charge of political affairs.

The meeting took place in a constructive and solution-oriented spirit, and the ministers of the two neighbouring countries, who demonstrated good will, underscored the need for a political solution to the crisis in eastern DRC. In this regard, concrete decisions were taken to reinvigorate Luanda and Nairobi peace processes.