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Tshisekedi and Sassou discuss cooperation and security in Brazzaville

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Tshisekedi and Sassou discuss cooperation and security in Brazzaville

The President of the DR Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, met his counterpart from Congo-Brazzaville, Denis Sassou N’Guesso, during a working visit to Brazzaville. The talks are part of a rapprochement between the two countries and focus in particular on bilateral cooperation and security in the east of the DR Congo, Beto reports.

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, travelled to Brazzaville on Saturday 3 October, where he was received by his Congolese counterpart, Denis Sassou N’Guesso, for a working visit devoted to bilateral cooperation and regional security issues, according to Beto.

The meeting is part of a diplomatic rapprochement between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The two leaders regularly hold consultations on their bilateral relations as well as political and security issues in the sub-region, Beto reports.

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