After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an "immediate ceasefire" in eastern DR Congo, after having direct talks in Qatar.

The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this

Rwandan generals have been sanctioned for allegedly supporting the M23 rebels in eastern DRC through military involvement and illegal resource exploitation

Congo’s government says it will participate in peace talks in Angola with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east

Bettel, who was not in Brussels on Monday as he is on a visit to India, had come under pressure for his decision to block EU sanctions. The Congolose government accuses neighbouring Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels who are looting and murdering citizens in eastern Congo.