Trump is celebrating the United States’ moderate peace deal between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda

Washington On Friday, President Trump celebrated the signing of the United States’ medium peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, on the occasion of the Trump administration at the end of the deadly conflict that spanned nearly three decades.

The agreement in which the Trump administration interceded is an attempt to stop the bloodshed in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where a militia backed by Rwanda occupies great pieces of land. Rwanda has denied the rebels ’support directly. Officials from both countries signed the agreement in Washington this week.

“So today we are here to celebrate a glorious victory, and this is what it is, for the reason for peace,” said Mr. Trump at the Oval Office. “This is a long time to wait. The signing of a historic peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda. The conflict has continued and it has continued for many years. Through them they were saying 30 years.”

The region has been unstable for decades, and the conflict in the eastern Congo has recently led to thousands of deaths, and about 6 million deaths over the past three decades, according to the Foreign Relations Council. The conflict has generated a humanitarian crisis and a widespread displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Mr. Trump said that the United States “will pressure a lot” on countries to honor the agreement.

“I will only say that there are major penalties if it is violated,” said Mr. Trump, including financial sanctions. But he added that he believed that they would stay in peace.

The agreement allows access to the deposits of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for minerals, such as gold, copper and lehium.

On Friday, Mr. Trump won the credit not only of the DRC-RWANDA agreement, but for his role in interfering in other conflicts as well.

“This is a huge penetration,” he said. “Within a few months short, we have now achieved peace between India, Pakistan, India and IranDRC and Rwanda, and two others, too. ”

Vice President JD VANCE also praised the president’s role in the DRC-RWANDA deal.

“If I thought about what I know about these two countries, for 30 years, all the time I can remember these two countries in the news, many of the story around them fight each other, about killing each other,” Vans said. “Now, we can look to a future where my children will look at this moment as a start to a new story, the story of prosperity and peace.”