The US Institute of Peace marks a historic agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to end their longstanding conflict. Speakers express confidence that both leaders will follow through on ending decades of violence and say the accords represent an irreversible shift toward cooperation in the region.
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In this holy season, we prepare to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace. We have come to the US Institute of Peace to sign a historic agreement that will end one of the longest running conflicts anywhere in the world. Today. We commit to stopping decades of violence and bloodshed and to begin a new era of harmony and cooperation between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. I have a lot of confidence in both leaders. We'll keep these commitments. I know they're going to keep them and follow through on the agreement and create a much brighter future for the people of their countries.
These accords provide everything needed to end this conflict once and for all.
These Washington agreements for peace and prosperity must be for our peoples a symbol of an irreversible commitment to turn the page of confrontations and to open a new era of cooperation and sustainable peace throughout the region.