BRUSSELS: The European Union on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire agreed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in eastern DRC, urging all sides to respect its terms.

The deal was reached at a meeting hosted by Angola in its capital, Luanda.

"The EU welcomes the ceasefire agreed yesterday in Luanda as a result of the trilateral meeting between Angola, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)," said the statement from Brussels.

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"It commends the tireless work of Angola's presidency as the African Union's mediator for the peace process in the DRC and the commitment of both Rwanda and the DRC to secure this important result," it added.

"We call for the swift and comprehensive implementation of all the decisions taken at the trilateral meeting and urge all parties to the conflict to rigorously respect this ceasefire."