President Paul Kagame yesterday received Russell Feingold, US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at Village Urugwiro, Kigali.

President Kagame welcomed Russell Feingold’s (pictured) and reiterated Rwanda’s support for regional and international peace efforts for the DR Congo. 

The President and Russell Feingold shared ideas on the next steps in the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Congo and the Region.

They agreed on the need for initiatives that complement existing efforts aimed to assist the DR Congo Government to solve the root causes of recurrent crises.

Kagame and Russell Feingold also agreed that a sustainable solution must include the neutralisation of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda militia as a matter of priority.