Rwanda plans to attack Burundi, President Evarist Ndyishimiye tells BBC

BBC President BBC told that he saw “reliable intelligence” that Rwanda was planning to attack his country.

Évariste Ndyishimiye also said that Rwanda tried to release a coup a decade ago in Burundi, closer to what you are doing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “now.

Rwanda has already retreated, describing the president’s comments as a “surprise” and insisted that the neighbors are cooperating with the security plans of their joint borders, Which has been closed for more than a year.

Despite the large -scale United Nations evidence, Rwanda has always denied the armament and support of the M23 Rebel group, which recently seized large parts of the Eastern Congo alongside the Rwandan forces.

Rwanda has also denied the link to the Red Tabara Rebel Group, which President Nkyishimiye says it is the power of a M23 agent and is supported by Rwanda to destabilize Burundi.

“They will say it is an internal problem when Rwanda (who is) is the problem. We know that (Rwanda Paul Kagami) has a plan to attack Burundi,” Ndyishimiye added. “The Burundians will not accept their killing while killing the Congolese. The Burundian people are fighters.”

“But now we have no plans to attack Rwanda. We want to solve this problem through dialogue.”

At the heart of the comments of Ndyishimiye was a call to peace and the full implementation of an agreement between the two countries – a peace deal signed in previous years, but according to Bondi, it was not honored by Rwanda.

“People who counted 2015 (organized by Rwanda, then fled. Rwanda organized them – they went to recruit young people in Mahama camp. He trained them, gave them weapons, and they fell them up. They live in the hands of Rwanda,” he claimed.

“If Rwanda accepts their delivery and bringing them to justice, the problem will be completed.”

“We call on our neighbors to respect the peace agreements that we have made,” he added. “We do not need to go to war. We want a dialogue, but we will not sit in lethargy if we are attacked.”

“We have nothing to put (from) Rwanda (in return), but they refuse because they have a bad plan – they wanted to do what they are doing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

The borders of Rwanda Burundi are still closed for a long time after the Tabara rebels from Red Tabara carried out several attacks on the Burundian soil.

While the situation with Rwanda is very important, it is not the only Burundi problem.

To the West, the ongoing conflict in the Congo -rich Congo has reached a boiling point with rebel groups, militias and foreign parties competing for the valuable resources of the country.

“The external forces are responsible for perpetuating this conflict. They do not want peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo because they want to continue looting its resources.”

“The crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is not related to people – but rather to minerals.”

He says the solution is to bring all parties to the table, including “all opposition political parties and armed groups”, who should “sit together and see how they can create the best future for all citizens.”

But in his opinion, all this depends on whether Rwanda will appear ready.

“The problem between Rwanda and the density group is a small problem, which they can solve without killing people. For example, I hear that Rwanda says it is going there (to the Democratic Republic of the Congo) because of the FDLR (a Rwandan rebel group accused of ties to the genocide of 1994).

“But who (is running) was killed? All I see is the Congolese – why do they kill the Congolese when they say they are looking for FDLR?”

Since M23 and Rwandan rebels began seizing cities in the eastern Congo in January, the war forced hundreds of thousands of Congolese people to flee violence and their homes.

Very desperate to find the safety that some have through the Rusizi River in temporary or Swium ships to reach Burundi, Despite the dangerous journey that kills many people, including a three -year -old child.

Unstable living in refugee camps, some say they want to return to their country, but they complain that the borders of the Congo Burund-Dr. This is something that Burundi president denies.

“No, our borders have not been closed with the Congo. Where did they go to enter Burundi? Until today they can use (Rusizi River) to return.”

When I told the BBC that the crossing of the Rusizi rivers puts the refugees in a dangerous position, Nysiishimiye responds: “You know, we did not invite them.

“They can return, and we will not refuse them to return. But when they are here, they are as visitors. If your home visitor comes – you are you who choose the room in which he will remain. Even the food he shares.

In order for the war and the Congolese to end, Ndayishimiye says: The delegation of international forces in the Congo should be expanded so that they can involve the rebels. He also stated that the forces of the ⁠burundi will not be withdrawn from Dr. Kongo until Burundi is guaranteed that its borders are safe.

Earlier this month, South African leaders announced that they The forces will be withdrawn from Dr. Congo They were helping to fight the M23, after at least 19.