The United States is seeking to stop violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through political method, White House said Thursday.
"We're trying to help bring some sort of political solution so that we can stop the violence and let people return to their homes," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters at the regular press briefing.
"Secretary Rice spoke yesterday to President (Paul) Kagame of Rwanda and the Foreign Minister (Karel De Gucht) of Belgium, and today she also spoke to (UN Secretary-General) Ban Ki-moon. This is something we're taking very seriously. We recognize that there are people that are suffering," Perino said.
The United States has sent its Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer and National Security Council senior director Bobby Pittman to the DRC for efforts to smooth situation there, according to Perino, the two envoys are to have talks on Thursday with President Laurent Kabila and other DRC officials in Kinshasa.
"They will also meet President Kagame," Perino said.
Fresh fighting broke out on Tuesday in the DRC's eastern region between government forces and the Tutsi militia, known as the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), has forced as many as 45,000 people to flee toward the North Kivu province's capital of Goma, near border with Rwanda.
The DRC government accuses Tutsi-led Rwanda of supporting the CNDP.
Source:Xinhua
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