'Everybody's going to make a lot of money' - Trump says after peace deal with Rwanda and DRC: Video
US President Donald Trump joined leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on Thursday, December 4, in Washington, D.C., as the three parties signed a new peace and economic agreement.
Trump said the deal would benefit all involved, promising increased business opportunities.
“We’ll be involved. We’re sending some of our biggest and greatest companies over to the two countries, and we’re going to take out some of the rare earth and take out some of the assets and pay, and everybody’s going to make a lot of money,” he said.
The ceremony was held at the newly-renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, with a sign installed the day before. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame signed on behalf of their countries.
The agreement builds on a deal originally signed by the foreign ministers of each country in June. Both governments have previously accused each other of failing to uphold the terms of the agreement. Tensions between the DRC and Rwanda remain, with ongoing fighting between government forces and militants that Rwanda backs, Kinshasa claims, an allegation Kigali denies.
In addition to addressing the peace process, the agreement includes an economic component to increase trade between the two African nations and the United States.
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