Has the M23 war ended?key points of the agreement of principles signed by the two foreign ministers of the DRC and Rwanda.

  

1. The Participants mutually recognize each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity and commit to finding a peaceful solution to their disputes based on diplomacy and negotiation, rather than hostile force.

2. The Participants mutually recognize each other's established territorial boundaries and undertake to refrain from any actions or speech that threaten or call into question their validity.

3. The Participants recognize the sovereign right of each Participant to govern and administer its own territory in a manner that does not infringe on the sovereignty or territorial integrity of the other Participant.

4. The Participants undertake to refrain from any interference in each other's internal affairs.

5. The Participants undertake to coordinate, through existing channels, to develop a first draft of the Peace Agreement, which will be mutually reviewed no later than May 2.

6. To resolve disagreements regarding the draft text of the Peace Agreement, the Participants undertake to meet at the Foreign Ministerial level in Washington, DC, under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State.

7. Rwanda and the DRC undertake to "initiate and/or expand cooperation on shared priorities such as hydropower development, national park management, de-risking mineral supply chains, and transparent, formalized, and legal end-to-end mineral value chains (from mine to processed metal) linking the two countries, in partnership with the U.S. government and U.S. investors." »

8. The Participants undertake, with the support of relevant United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations, to facilitate the safe and voluntary return of displaced persons to their places of origin in eastern DRC after the return of peace to these areas, as well as of Congolese citizens displaced by the conflict and currently residing in Rwanda or other countries, in accordance with their international law.

9. The Participants commit to establishing a phased regional economic integration framework, building on existing initiatives such as the ICGLR, COMESA, and the EAC, that provides both Participants with increased external trade and investment and establishes greater transparency to ensure that both Participants thrive on the region's natural resources through mutually beneficial partnerships and investment opportunities.

10. The Participants expect this framework to be accompanied by the launch or expansion of significant investments, including those facilitated by the U.S. government and the U.S. private sector, aimed at transforming the regional economy for the benefit of all participating countries.

11. The Participants recognize their shared interest in limiting the proliferation of non-state armed groups within and beyond their borders and commit to refraining from providing state military support to these groups.

12. The Participants commit to exploring the establishment of a joint security coordination mechanism to counter non-state armed groups and criminal organizations that threaten their legitimate security concerns.