Congo, Rwanda initial economic pact in Washington as part of peace process

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda said in a statement on Friday that they had agreed an economic pact in Washington, as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to implement a peace deal and spur Western investment in the region.

Reuters earlier reported that technical teams from the delegations had initialed the Regional Economic Integration Framework on Friday.