New U.S Secretary of State, Marco Rubio contacts Kenya and DR Congo Presidents on various matters

The new United States ​of America’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has spoken with both the Kenyan President William Ruto and the DR Congo Head of State, Felix Tshisekedi on different issues.

With the President, Rubio underscored the value of the bilateral relations between the United States and Kenya and took time to thank him for Kenya’s leadership of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti. 

According to the Spokesperson of the U.S Department of State, Tammy Bruce, the Secretary also reiterated the importance of Kenya’s role in promoting regional peace and security in Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also called the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi today to discuss the bilateral relationship and further enhance their ties. 

In this introductory call, Secretary Rubio condemned the assault on Goma by the Rwanda-backed March 23 and affirmed the United States’ respect for the sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

The U.S Secretary of state, Marco Rubio and President Felix Tshisekedi agreed on the importance of advancing the Luanda Process and Angolan President João Lourenço’s efforts to restart talks between the DR Congo and Rwanda as soon as possible.

Recently, the East African Community convened special meetings of Heads of state to address the animosity between DR Congo and Rwanda.