United States of America senior advisor on Darfur is in the country to talk about peacekeeping and Rwanda’s involvement bringing back peace to the southern Sudan region.
Ambassador Dane Smith met Rwanda’s Minister of Defense Gen James Kabarebe yesterday at Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) headquarters, Kimihurura.
They both discussed together about the progress of United Nation Mission in Darfur (UNMID) specifically how cooperation with Rwanda can move forward for the good of restoring peace in Darfur.
Ambassador Smith said that he was grateful to government of Rwanda contribution to UNMID and also thanked Rwandan peacekeepers for their effort to restore peace in Darfur.
Early last year Amb. Smith was received by President Paul Kagame and discussed different issues including the way forward in the process of resolving the issues affecting Sudan.
They talked about the importance of finishing the negotiations in Doha, the armed movements and its government getting a good agreements, which can become a basis for future processes of consultation on the ground in Darfur to ultimately end the conflict.
Ambassador Smith commended Rwanda’s contribution in Darfur, saying Rwandan forces are doing a lot to bring peace to the Sudanese people.
The objective of his visit is mostly to get acquainted with Rwanda as a country that leads the Darfur peacekeeping mission.
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