“He [Kiir] met the President of Angola and thereafter he came to South Sudan. The main objective of the mission was to address the dispute between the DRC and Rwanda. They agreed President Kiir should within this month call for a joint meeting of two heads of state to resolve that issue,” Michael Makuei Lueth told reporters after a cabinet meeting held in the capital, Juba.
Last month, Kiir, who is the chairperson of the East African Community (EAC), visited the DRC and Rwanda as part of efforts to address the tension between the two nations.
The South Sudanese leader also met his Burundi counterpart, Evariste Ndayishimiye, who also accused Rwanda of backing rebels against his government.
The Rwandan government has, however, denied claims from Burundi and DRC.
Since the withdrawal of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in December last year, fighting has intensified between the DRC armed forces (FARDC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.
Kinshasa accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels, allegations the latter denies.
The DRC declined to renew the mandate of the EACRF after President Felix Tshisekedi criticized the force for failure to execute their mission of eliminating the M23 rebels and other armed groups in the region.
