Rwanda is withdrawn from a regional block over D -Congo Rowe

Rwanda said he was withdrawing from a regional block of Central Africa after a diplomatic dispute over his participation in the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The country had to take on the role of chairman of the Economic Community of the Central African countries (ECCAS), which revolves between its 11 members.

But it was prevented from doing so at a meeting Saturday in Equatorial Guinea.

Announcement of your decision to leave EccasRwanda said his right to deal with “The President … was deliberately ignored to impose Diktat on DRC”.

As a result, “no justification for staying in an organization whose ongoing functioning is contrary to its fundamental principles and purpose.”

The order comes as an effort to end the fighting in the Eastern Dr. Congo continues. Following the American mediation, Rwanda and D -Cong work are working on a peace plan, which is expected to be signed later this month.

According to a statement by the Congoy PresidentECCAS leaders at the summit “acknowledged aggression against the Democratic Republic of Congo from Rwanda and ordered the aggressor’s side to withdraw their troops from the Congress soil.”

He added that until the dispute was resolved, it was decided that the equatorial Guinea would remain in the role of the chairman “to the detriment of Rwanda”.

In a comment directed in RwandaThe spokesman for the Congois government Patrick Muya said that “one cannot constantly and voluntarily violate the principles that underlie our regional institutions and claim that he wants to chair them.”

He added that the ECCAS decision “must inspire other regional organizations to take a firm position against Rwanda.”

Rwanda has been accused of supporting the M23 rebels east of the Congo Dr. The group made great progress earlier this year, taking the key regional cities of Goma and Bukavu.

The government of D -C Congo, as well as the US and France, have identified Rwanda by supporting the M23.

Last year, the report of UN experts said that up to 4,000 Rwanda troops were fighting with the rebels.

But Rwanda denied the allegations, saying instead that his troops were located along his border to prevent the conflict that spilled to its territory.

Rwanda once earlier in 2007 left Eccas, whose mission was to encourage cooperation and strengthen regional integration in Central Africa. He joined again a few years later.

Additional reporting from Emery Makumeno