{"id":54278,"date":"2025-05-24T17:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T17:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/u-s-senators-applaud-rwanda-drc-steps-toward-peace\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:53:10","slug":"u-s-senators-applaud-rwanda-drc-steps-toward-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/u-s-senators-applaud-rwanda-drc-steps-toward-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. senators applaud Rwanda-DRC steps toward peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cSafety, security, and prosperity in Central Africa are in the clear interest of the United States,\u201d the senators said in a joint release. <\/p>\n

The statement, signed by Senators Jim Risch, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Coons, Ted Cruz, Cory Booker, and John Cornyn, welcomed the recent diplomatic progress made through negotiations facilitated by the United States. <\/p>\n

The lawmakers highlighted the April 25 Declaration of Principles signed in Washington D.C. as \u201ca clear step forward\u201d and \u201cthe latest testament to the power of U.S. engagement and leadership in this region.\u201d<\/p>\n

The senators urged all parties to continue negotiating in good faith and to adhere to the commitments outlined in the Declaration. <\/p>\n

\u201cNow is the time for all parties to redouble their efforts at the negotiating table to achieve a lasting and sustainable resolution to the conflict,\u201d they stated.<\/p>\n

They also emphasized the importance of including civil society in the negotiation process and ensuring that any future agreement allows for the \u201cneutral and unimpeded access to and delivery of robust humanitarian aid.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ongoing U.S.-led talks, alongside mediation efforts from Qatar, Angola, France, and Togo, have brought renewed hope.<\/p>\n

If negotiations continue on a positive trajectory, Rwanda and the DRC are expected to sign a peace agreement in June 2025 in Washington D.C., in the presence of the U.S. President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n

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Members of the United States (U.S.) Senate Foreign Relations Committee have expressed support for the ongoing peace negotiations between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling the talks a vital step toward achieving lasting stability in Central Africa. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000087852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000087852,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/okay-10-6fa6b.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/okay-10-6fa6b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/okay-10-6fa6b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/okay-10-6fa6b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/okay-10-6fa6b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/okay-10-6fa6b.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000087852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54278"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54278"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}