President William Ruto has recognised Rwanda for its contribution to the peace mission in Eastern DR Congo.
Ruto said President Paul Kagame has provided leadership in the East African Community (EAC) aimed at ensuring there is lasting peace in the Central African country.
"I want to commend Kagame and Rwanda's understanding of the issues in Eastern DRC and to EAC as we manage the situation," Ruto said in Rwanda on Tuesday.
"...He has made sure the people of DRC who have had challenges for many years can one more time have peace and concentrate on building their nation."
Ruto said EAC needs the invaluable contribution of Rwanda in helping address issues facing the neighbouring nations of Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan.
The head of state who is in the country on a two-day state visit used the opportunity to extend his invitation to Kagame to attend an African Union meeting to be held in Nairobi.
The mid-year coordination meeting of the Union, Ruto said, will be held on July 13-16 this year.
He said this will present an opportunity for the two nations to discuss matters that affect the continent.
Rwanda has been accused of supporting the M23 rebel group which is currently controlling huge swaths of mineral-rich North Kivu.
The rebels ended nine years of inactivity in November 2021 before returning to war accusing DRC of ignoring a promise to integrate its fighters into the army.
Kigali sees the Hutu Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) as a threat that justifies interventions inside the DRC.
FLDR is an active rebel group that Kagame claims DRC has supplied with modern weapons.
It evolved directly from the militias that killed nearly one million people in the 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi.
Rwanda has also accused the DRC-where presidential elections are due next December- of using the conflict for political purposes as well as of “fabricating” a November massacre of at least 131 civilians.
