President Ruto, Mudavadi to witness Rwanda-DRC ink historic peace deal in Washington DC
Washington DC – President William Ruto and Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary, and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, will be among top Eastern African leaders who will attend the historic signing of Rwanda – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace deal.
The Rwanda and DRC peace deal seeks to bring harmony to the volatile and conflict-ridden Eastern DRC that has been in turmoil for the last decade.
US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday morning at the United States Peace Institute.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame will sign a historic peace and economic agreement that President Trump brokered.
The peace deals augment the process that was being spearheaded by the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC)
President Ruto is the current co-chair of the EAC and has been instrumental in the peace negotiations after the EAC’s Nairobi peace process and the SADC-led Luanda process were merged into a single, unified EAC-SADC initiative.
President Ruto and Mudavadi, who is the co-chair of the EAC, SADC interministerial committee have been actively involved in the DRC peace process, primarily by coordinating with their respective heads of state to endorse and implement a unified peace strategy.
Mudavadi arrived in Washington DC, US, on Tuesday as an advance party, ahead of President William Ruto’s visit to the US for the Rwanda-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace deal.
During the trip, the President and PCS will also hold bilateral meetings with the US government’s State Departments, including Health, and Trade, and a number of business forums.
President Ruto is expected in Washington DC, tomorrow morning for the historic meeting. Apart from the DRC Peace Accord, President Ruto and PCS will attend meetings including, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), IMF, United States Trade Representative (USTR) meeting.
On his arrival, Mudavadi was welcomed by Amb. David Kerich, Kenyan ambassador to the United States, and his deputy Ambassador Chris Kirigua
