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The UK suspended defense training and financial assistance for the alleged role in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which withdrawal of additional charges from his neighbor.
Rwanda Under growing international pressure on its alleged support for rebels of M23, since last month a Swath of territory full of mineral and the two largest east towns, rubber and bukavu. Thousands of people are killed or flown from camps liberate the transferred in recent fights.
According to UN, Rwanda has thousands of troops placed in Congo. but Government of President Paul Kagame It denied supporting the rebels, while claiming that his army protects itself against enemy forces.
Aid help marks a dramatic change in UK-Rwanda relationship. Under previous conservative government Kigali received more than £ 300mn as part of an agreement to receive asylum seekin from the UK. The Labor Party canceled the agreement after it won power in July. No asylum seekers sent to the country of East Africa.
The foreign ministry of the UK on Tuesday calls for an “immediate stop of battle, humanitarian access… The meaningful affiliation of African peace processes, and the -Arras with all rwandan defense forces from Congolese territory “.
it statement adds: “Rwanda can have security concerns, but it cannot be accepted to solve this military. There can be a political solution to this conflict.”
Peace efforts in the region have little to stop rebels’ offensive.
Rwanda is one of the largest recipients of UK in Africa since the Kagame patriotic front acquired in 1994 after a genocide ends against ethnic evaluations. But a small role of central African country in the east Dr. Congo regularly harms bilateral relationships.
The British decision to impose Kigali follows a meeting between foreign secretary secretary David Lammy and Dr Conge President Félix Tshisesti at the end of the week.
UK said until the significant progress toward peace is made, it will stop “high levels of help” withdrawal of Prenteral Training Support.
London also said it would “organize partners” of potential additional sanctions. The announcement arrived while Sir Keir Starmmer, the Prime Minister of the UK, separated from the UK help budget to fund further expenditure of defense.
The US, which also became a strong supporter of Kagame’s regime, acting last week over the spiral conflict in the East Congo. The Department of Treasury Imposed conditions of Santiago clothingThe Minister of Rwanda’s state for participation in the region and a chief of former army.
The US Treasury says Kabarebe, one of the closest henamen of the previous military strategy of Dr Congo, is the support of the M23, and RWANDAN RESTERN delivered to M23, and Rwandan administration has been handed over by M23, and RWANDAN Reward management of M23 resources to minerals.
Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry says the action of the US is unreasonable and that the UK position does not commit to reaching peace.
“Punishing steps now announced by the UK government in response to the Eastern Dr Congo conflict – where the UK is currently selected on one side – sadly picking today,” It is so unpacked.
