Rwanda’s Foreign minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, yesterday, expressed disappointment that the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to engage in a determined political campaign to indict Rwanda.
Rwanda’s Foreign minister, Louise Mushikiwabo
In the latest development, the Group of Experts, this week, leaked another report to the media with allegations that Rwanda and Uganda are supporting the M23, a military rebellion in the neighbouring DRC.
Uganda is heading regional efforts involving 11 countries to seek a solution to the crisis.
Felix Kulayigye, Uganda’s military spokesperson, rubbished the report.
“Where’s the evidence for their claims? Some of those so-called experts came here and did not interview anyone,” Kulayigye said. “Where’s their authentic facts to back those claims? Those accusations are absolute rubbish, hogwash.”
Minister Mushikiwabo pointed out that “the leak of the final report of the Group of Experts confirms what Rwanda has maintained ever since Hege’s incendiary anti-Rwanda writings came to our attention: he is pursuing a political agenda that has nothing to do with getting at the true causes of conflict in the eastern DRC.”
Mushikiwabo observed that any effort to engage constructively with Hege has been twisted out of context and used against Rwanda.
“Rwanda will not allow itself to be dragged any deeper into this farce by responding to the Group’s far-fetched but fact-free assertions.”
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