The presidents of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda — which is backing a rebel siege in mineral-rich eastern Congo — pledged to ease tensions following a surprise meeting in Qatar on Tuesday.Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha “as part of an effort to ease the situation” in eastern Congo,

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an "immediate ceasefire" in eastern DR Congo, after having direct talks in Qatar.

In a surprise announcement from Qatar Tuesday the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda jointly called for a cease-fire in an effort to end warfare between them after 30 years of fighting.