21 07 12 Rwanda says US aid decision based on flawed information

Minister
Mushikiwabo was responding to media reports that the US had decided against
proceeding with $200,000 in military aid to the RDF in light of recent
accusations of Rwandan involvement in the eastern
DRC.

“While we
respect the rights of any development partner, at the same time we must make
clear to our friends in Washington and elsewhere that this decision is based on
bad information, and is wrong on the facts. As we have made clear from the
outset, Rwanda is neither the cause nor the enabler of instability in the
eastern DRC."

Minister
Mushikiwabo pointed out that Rwandan officials are meeting with the UN Group of
Experts in Kigali next week to discuss the Group’s interim findings on the
current eastern DRC conflict as outlined in a recent report to the UN Security
Council.

“We will go
through each allegation contained in the interim report and debunk them line by
line. We will present our rebuttal to our development partners, including the
United States. In the meantime, we will focus on the Joint Verification
Mechanism with the DRC and will work with regional partners to implement a new
border patrol initiative. Peace in the eastern DRC is the outcome desired by all
parties, none more so than Rwanda.”

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