"But this may have been little more than just a symbolic gesture, says Timo Roujean of Germany's Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS). The Kinshasa-based analyst believe that "many observers saw this as more of a verbal farce because it does not correspond at all with the discourse." "In fact, it has not yet been clearly defined who gets what" in whatever peace deal might even be finalized between the two neighbors, Roujean added, echoing questions and doubts that many seem to have over the future of the beleaguered region."
"Will the Washington peace plan work? During an upcoming meeting in Washington next week, facilitated by US President Donald Trump, the two African leader are due to meet again and sign possibly the most-binding peace agreement between them yet. The path for such a lasting truce had already been laid in June, then the foreign ministers of both countries signed a declaration in the US capital already to stop animosities."
Leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have engaged in symbolic gestures toward peace while substantive agreements remain undefined. Public handshakes and references to a "peace of the brave" occurred on October 9 in Brussels. Many observers have treated those gestures as superficial and questioned the lack of clarity over who would receive which concessions in any deal. A potential binding agreement is expected at a planned Washington meeting facilitated by US leadership, building on a June declaration by both foreign ministers. Rising tensions and the ongoing expansion of the Rwanda-backed M23 into North Kivu and South Kivu cast doubt on a durable truce.
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