Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday agreed to take measures to defuse tensions between the two countries and prevent a repeat of the recent clashes between their forces in the Congolese city of Kisangani, news agencies reported. During a one-day summit in the Tanzanian town of Mwanza, the two presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the 8 May agreement on the “demilitarisation “ of Kisangani. A joint statement read out by Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, who organised the meeting, said the two presidents also reaffirmed their commitment to the implementation of the Lusaka peace agreement on the DRC and pledged to meet regularly to discuss bilateral issues, news agencies reported. Mkapa called the meeting “very good and extremely productive,” and he offered to continue his mediation role.
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