The UK suspends Rwanda’s assistance over a conflict with the Eastern Doctor of Congo

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The UK suspended defense training and financial assistance in Rwanda on its alleged role in the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, warning that further sanctions would follow if the country does not abandon troops from a neighbor.

Rwanda is under the strengthening of international pressure from the alleged support for the M23 rebels who have taken since last month Increased from mineral territory And the two largest Eastern cities, homo and Bukov. Thousands of people were killed or expelled from camps that live during recent battles.

According to the UN, thousands of troops are unfolding in the Congo. But Government President Paul Kagam He denies the support of the rebels, saying that his army protects himself from hostile forces.

Auxiliary freezing means a dramatic turn over the UK-Runda. According to the previous conservative government, Kigali has received more than £ 300 million as part of a transaction to receive asylum from the UK. The Labor Party canceled the agreement after it was granted power last July. No persons seeking asylum have never been sent to the Eastern African country.

The UK Foreign Ministry called on Tuesday to “stop the military, humanitarian access… The value of interaction with peace processes under the guidance of African and withdrawal of all the forces of Rwanda’s defense from the Congolese territory.”

Him statement Added: “Rwanda may have security problems, but it is unacceptable to solve them in the military mode. There may only be a political solution to this conflict.”

Regional peaceful efforts have made little to stop the rebels.

Rwanda became one of the largest recipients of assistance in the UK in Africa after the Patriotic Front Kaham in 1994 seized power after the end of the genocide from ethnic here. But the tiny role of the central Africa of the nation in the eastern D -Congo periodically violated bilateral relations.

The UK’s decision to authorize Kigali followed the meeting of Foreign Minister David Lami and President Dr. Congo Felix Tshaseedi on weekends.

The UK stated that before making significant progress against peace, he stopped “visiting a high -level” at Rwanda’s events, pausing bilateral financial assistance “with the exception of supporting the least defense assistance.

London also said he would also “coordinate” with potential additional sanctions. The announcement happened when the Prime Minister of the UK, Prime Minister of the UK, separately reduced the assistance budget in the UK for financing the cost of defense costs.

The United States, who was also a supporter of the Kaagam regime, took steps last week on the spiral conflict in the Eastern Congo. Ministry of Finance Imposed sanctions on James CaborebState Minister of Regional Integration of Rwanda and former Head of the Army.

The US Treasury stated that Kaboreba, one of the closest Kagama minions and architect of the last military strategy at Dr. Congo, was the main support for Ruwanda M23, and managed by a revenue received by a rebel group from Congolese Mineral Resources.

The Rwanda Foreign Ministry said the US step was unfounded and that the UK position would do nothing to achieve peace.

“The punitive measures announced today by the UK government in response to the conflict in the east of Dr. Congo – where the UK clearly chose the side – regrets,” – said on Tuesday.