Russia engaged alongside the DRC in the fight against terrorist groups

Since his arrival at the head of the Ministry of National Defence, Deputy Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo has held hearings with the ambassadors of the DRC's partner countries. This Thursday, April 20, he granted a hearing to the Russian ambassador with whom they discussed the possibility of Russian aid in the hunt for armed groups in the east of the DRC.

Very concerned about the security situation in the DRC, Russiawilling to help track down the armed groups that scude the east of the country, including the M23. This was announced by the Russian ambassador, Alexey Sentebov in the DRC at the end of his hearing with Jean-Pierre Bemba on Thursday, April 20, 2023 in Kinshasa.

"Russia is ready to give all its help to the DRC in the fight against armed groups. We are really very interested in the cessation of the activities of all armed groups in eastern DRC, so that peace can be restored there. And especially so that the sovereignty of the DRC can be paramount in this part of the country, "said the Russian ambassador.

According to him, his country intends to continue its military cooperation with the DRC for the restoration of peace in the east of the country. "We are very interested. And we also talk about the interest of the Congolese side in promoting our military cooperation, "he said.

Alexey Sentebov also recalls that a year ago, Russia granted "very important aid to the DRC. This is a very important batch of weapons and ammunition that are currently used by the FARDC in the East, especially in the fight against armed groups".