Paul Kagame: "We Have A Problem In The DRC"

On CNN, Rwanda's pro-free market president denies that his administration is behind the dire situation in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo: "The White House says that President Obama called Kagame to emphasize 'the importance of permanently ending all support to armed groups in the DRC.' Kagame denies backing the M23 rebels [that wants to overthrow the democratically-elected government of President Joseph Kabila]. 'It's a big ‘no’ on the issue of saying that I am accepting this kind of responsibility,' Kagame told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview Friday. 'The solution is for us to come together as two countries, as a region and be forward looking and find solutions. Rwanda is very active in this and we want a positive solution out of that.'"



More from President Kagame: "Despite Kagame’s denial, some of its major donors are already withholding money and financing for projects. As a result, the country’s finance minister has lowered the projected economic growth for 2013. 'I think we already have a problem,' Kagame said — acknowledging the situation in DRC is costing his country, regardless of whether or not the accusations are true. 'It has led to a problem where there is this discomfort we found ourselves in, that affects the progress of my country and also, of course, creates other problems within the region,' he said."