Kayikwamba briefed Szijjártó on the attack by Rwandan forces on the DRC.
“We strongly condemn the attack on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the murder of civilians and peacekeepers, and call on the Rwandans to withdraw their troops from the area of the DRC,” Szijjártó said.
Rwanda’s involvement in the escalating crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has drawn renewed scrutiny as the M23 rebel group, reportedly backed by Kigali, seizes Goma, a strategic city near the Rwandan border. The Congolese government has accused Rwanda of providing M23 with both weapons and troops, an allegation that UN experts and Western nations, including the U.S., U.K., and France, have also echoed, according to CNN.
According to a recent UN report, an estimated 3,000 Rwandan soldiers are operating alongside M23 fighters, outnumbering the rebels themselves. Rwanda has neither confirmed nor denied its support for M23 but insists it will take necessary steps to “defend its borders and protect Rwandans.”
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