DRC ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF VISITS RWANDA
Kigali, 10 November 2021
The Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forces (FARDC) Chief of General Staff, Gen CĆ©lestin Mbala Munsense is on an official visit to Rwanda.
Today, Gen Mbala Munsense CĆ©lestin and his delegation held bilateral discussions with the Rwanda Defence Force Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Jean Bosco Kazura at RDF Headquarters, Kimihurura.
The discussions centered on the regional security situation and the fight against terrorist groups.
āOur delegation is here to discuss a framework of plans established with our neighboring countries in dealing with terrorist groups and other transnational threats. This conforms with recommendations from the African Union to combine effort in fighting threats that hinder our collective developmentā. Gen CĆ©lestin Mbala Munsense said.
Gen Mbala Munsense added that the discussions also looked at mutual efforts to prevent negative forces operating along our borders in a bid to strengthen our relationships towards the mutual development of our peopleā.
On recent allegations that M23 elements conducted an attack on DRC territory from Rwanda and Uganda, the FARDC Chief of General Staff, Gen Mbala said: āWe have opted to give time to the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM) to do its work and give us precisions on the situation.ā
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