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Lawmakers urge EU to freeze Rwanda minerals deal

Rwanda President Paul Kagame. [File, Standard]

The European Parliament on Thursday urged the EU to suspend a minerals deal with Rwanda in response to Kigali's involvement in a widening rebel offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Lawmakers in Strasbourg overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution which also called for EU member states to freeze all direct budget support as well as military and security assistance to Rwanda.

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