2024-03-25 14:31:33
Rwanda will not send any other ambassador to Brussels than Vincent Karega, whose approval Belgium refused last year without giving “a clear explanation”, said Rwandan President Paul Kagame, in an interview published Monday , seeing in this decision the hand of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
“When it came to changing ambassadors in Brussels, we decided to send Vincent Karega there. Especially since he is very aware of the situation, since he has already been Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he knows Europe and Brussels well,” Mr. Kagame told the French weekly Jeune Afrique .
“After a certain time, Brussels told us that it did not wish to accredit it, and that we had to send another ambassador. When we asked for explanations, we were told stories about what happened when Vincent Karega was ambassador to South Africa. To which we responded that, since this had not affected him during his mission in the DRC, it should not have an impact on his appointment in Belgium. We asked (the Belgians) to explain to us what it was in reality, but their response was in no way satisfactory,” added the Rwandan head of state.
According to him, “there is no clear explanation” for Mr. Karega’s refusal of approval.
Asked about the origin of the problem – “Kinshasa”, Jeune Afrique asks him – he answers “yes, of course”.
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