Museveni, Kagame Agree On Interahamwe

UGANDA and Rwanda are to share security information on the Interahamwe militiamen operating from the DR Congo.Grace Matsiko reports that the decision was reached at a meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday afternoon.The Presidents are attending the 7th COMESA Summit there.“Talks between the two heads of state focused on the conflict in the DRC. They agreed that both countries should continue to work together with other stakeholders to explore avenues for a resolution of the conflict,” a statement from Kagame’s office in Kigali said.It said, “On the Interahamwe and ex-FAR militia, President Kagame and Museveni agreed on the need for an urgent solution and for the need to share information and work closely with MONUC (the United Nations Mission on the Congo) and the JMC (Joint Military Commission on the Lusaka Peace Accord) to address the issue.” Museveni also met Burundi president Pierre Buyoya and that of Sudan Gen El Bashir. Sudan and Uganda have signed an agreement which allows the UPDF to hunt Kony across the borders.The meeting with Buyoya took place at Museveni’s hotel suit in Sheraton, Addis Ababa, Museveni’s press secretary Mary Okurut said in a statement yesterday. It said Museveni and Kagame met at the Economic Commission for Africa complex. State minister for regional cooperation Col Kahinda Otafiire attended.Kagame and Museveni agreed on the need for an inclusive power-sharing transitional government in the DRC which is committed to addressing the security concerns of her neighbours. “They expressed support for the proposal to convene a summit of all stakeholders to discuss how best to realise that goal. The statement said Kagame and Museveni also reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and resolved to continue efforts to strengthen ties, notably by encouraging trade and investment between them. The presidents last met in Kabale early this year over the conflict between the neighbours.Ends