DRC, Rwanda agrees on the outlines of the economic framework as part of the peace deal Conflict news

Neighboring countries agree on the conditions for economic cooperation in many fields, including energy and mineral supply chains.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda agreed to the conditions for economic cooperation in many sectors, with the two countries moving towards delivering a peace deal Fell In June.

The principles that approved on Friday summarize a regional framework for economic integration, which includes elements of energy cooperation, infrastructure, metal supply chains, national parks and public health, according to the United States, which has mediated the deal.

A source familiar with the matter said that a preliminary draft of the frame was agreed upon and there will now be a period of entry to obtain a reaction from the private sector and civil society before completing it.

In the statement, Rwanda stressed the Republicans gathering that every country has “full control, sovereign” to exploit and export its natural resources and export them, and they recognized the importance of developing the capacity of mineral minerals and the ability to transform within each country, according to Reuters.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo views the looting of its mineral wealth as a major driver of the conflict between its forces and the Rwandan -backed M23 rebels in the east in the country that killed thousands of people.

“Metal deal first”

On June 27, the deal in Washington, DC, aims to attract Western investment to a region rich in gold, gold, cobalt, copper, lehium and other minerals. According to Hummdy Watch, it is “a metal deal first, an opportunity for the second peace”, linking economic integration and respecting regional integrity with the promise of billions of dollars in investments.

The two countries are also committed to ensuring that the mineral trade no longer provides financing for armed groups and the establishment of a global industrial mining sector in the region. The deal also guarantees the possibility of inter -operating cross -border operation on metal supply chains, according to the statement.

They also agreed to connect a new infrastructure to the US -backed Litbito Corridor, confirming Washington’s goal to increase access to resources in the region and efforts to confront China.

The Ruzizi III Energy Energy and Methane exploitation project was the only specific projects mentioned in the statement, although focusing on critical metals. Countries said they intend to give priority to Ruizizi and work together to sustainable methane.

The announcement of Friday comes after the two countries held the first meeting of the Joint Supervision Committee on Thursday in a move towards the implementation of the deal, even with no fulfillment of other obligations.

In the Washington Agreement, the two countries pledged to implement the 2024 agreement that the Rwandan forces withdraw from the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo within 90 days.

The armed armed operations that are taking Congolese targeting the Democratic Forces to Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed group based in Congolese, which includes the remains of the former Rwanda army and the militias that were carried out in 1994, aim to conclude the same time frame.

The deal also said that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda will form a joint security coordination mechanism within 30 days and implement a approval plan last year to monitor and verify the withdrawal of Rwandan soldiers within three months.

But after 30 days of signing, it has passed without a meeting of the joint security coordination mechanism.

The source familiar with the issue said that the meeting of the joint security coordination mechanism will be held on August 7 in Addis Ababa.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is also participating in direct talks with the M23 hosted by Qatar, and last month the two sides pledged to sign a separate peace agreement by August 18, although many of the outstanding details must be negotiated.