The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year. The three governments say Qatar mediated the meeting Tuesday between Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to discuss the insurgency. Congo and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. But they gave no word on how the ceasefire would be implemented after an earlier attempt to bring Congo’s government and M23 leaders together for ceasefire negotiations failed.
