Meeting among DR Congo, Angola, Rwanda’s Presidents focuses on regional cooperation

On May 31, the first Tripartite meeting was launched between Angola, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa. The aim is to promote cooperation among three African nations, according to the official source to APA.

The meeting took place at DR Congo’s Presidential palace located in N’sele in the presence of João Lourenço, Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi, Presidents of Angola, Rwanda and DR Congo respectively.

According to an official statement made available to APA in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, the meeting between the three heads of states focused mainly on regional cooperation and the strengthening of the Congo-Angola-Rwanda (CAR) axis.

The meeting was preceded by a tête-à-tête Tshisekedi-Kagame during the discussion that focused on different issues including security and economic activity especially current the DRC’s bidding to join the East African Economic Community (EAC).

Relations between Kigali and Kinshasa have continued to getting much better following the recent election of Félix Tshisekedi, as the new President of DR Congo. In early 2017, Rwanda and DR Congo affirmed commitment to strengthen bilateral trade ties.

Among others, Kigali and Kinshasa are collaborating on the implementation of a simplified clearance procedure under Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), known as the Simplified Trade Regime (STR), as reported by Journal du Cameroun.

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