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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump hosted his counterparts from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda here on Thursday, witnessing their signing of a peace deal aimed at ending decades-long conflict in eastern DRC and opening up their vital mineral resources to the United States.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame signed the agreement at a ceremony at the United States Institute of Peace, which the State Department renamed the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace the previous day.
The eastern part of the DRC has been engulfed in years of conflict, exacerbated by the rise of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in late 2021. The DRC accuses Rwanda of supporting the group, which the group denies.
At the ceremony, D. Trump also announced the conclusion of bilateral agreements between the United States and two African countries, according to which American companies will gain access to the region's most important mineral resources.
"We will be involved in sending some of our biggest and best American companies to these two countries," he said.
D. Trump held separate meetings with the leaders of two African countries at the White House on Thursday morning.
The DRC military and M23 rebels traded accusations of ceasefire violations in the east of the country on Tuesday, with each side accusing the other of new attacks despite international mediation.
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