Author: Euronews
Published on: 19/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi met with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Qatar on Tuesday to discuss the insurgency in eastern DRC. The meeting marks the first time the leaders sit together since the conflict in DRC’s mineral-rich east escalated after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in January. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland agree to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention. Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Silina says a draft will be submitted to parliament by next week. Lithuania’s Defence Minister says the move will be a crucial step towards building the “Baltic defence line together” Finland could be the next country to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention. More than 160 countries and territories are signatories to the convention. The 1997 treaty prohibits production, possession, and transfer of anti-personnel mines.
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