Kigali, Rwanda – Ruanda confirmed on Monday that the discussions were “underway” with the United States with respect to a possible agreement to organize deportened immigrants.
Rwanda Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungyarehe told the state media that the conversations were in the “initial stage.” When The Associated Press asked him on Monday, he confirmed the conversations.
NDUHUNGIREHE did not reveal the details of the potential agreement for Rwanda, but the previous reports of the local media suggest that the United States would probably finance a program for migrants to integrate into society through stipend and job assistance initiatives.
This would not be the first time that Ruanda houses deported migrants. The Nation of eastern Africa had an agreement with the United Kingdom to organize migrants. The plans for the initiative, including prepared adaptation, were in the final stages but The deal collapsed After the Labor Party assumed the position in 2024.
Ruanda has faced accusations of human rights abuses and is currently in the process of negotiating a peace agreement with the neighboring democratic republic of the Congo where M23 rebels backed by Rwanda They have been behind the attacks in the rich region of the Congo Mineral Rich.
Nduhungyarehe told the state media on Sunday that Rwanda and Congo had already submitted their respective proposals for drafts, which will form the basis of a final document of the peace agreement that is expected to sign in the United States next month.
The minister said that the migrants agreement between Ruanda and the United States was consistent with the long -standing commitment of Rwanda with humanitarian cooperation and the search for migration solutions. ____
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