Democratic Republic of Congo leader Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta went into talks on Wednesday in Angola amid heightened tensions in eastern DRC.
Tshisekedi and Biruta were received at a hotel in the capital, Luanda, by Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who is acting as a mediator between the two neighbours.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was not in attendance and the reason for his absence was not immediately clear.
The volatile eastern DRC has witnessed fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the M23 rebel group, prompting the East African Community (EAC) bloc to deploy a joint regional force to quell the violence.
Kenyan soldiers arrived in the country earlier in November and Uganda said it would deploy around 1,000 troops before the end of the month.
a pledge to integrate its fighters into the army, among other grievances.
