DR Congo president arrives in Belgium on first official Europe visit

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DR Congo president arrives in Belgium on first official Europe visit
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi arrived in Belgium late Monday on his first official visit to Europe, aiming to normalise relations with the former colonial power which were strained under the vast African nation's previous leader's refusal to step down.


Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his wife Denise arrive for an official visit in Belgium at the Melsbroek military airport.

Tshisekedi travelled to Washington in April where he met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

But this trip to Belgium marks his first time in Europe since being declared, on December 30, 2018, the winner of the presidential poll in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He is set to have lunch on Tuesday with Belgium's king and queen before making a speech at the Belgian Enterprise Federation (FEB) in Brussels.

Read more at: https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/world/dr-congo-president-arrives-in-belgium-on-first-official-europe-visit/vmc887h

He's set to visit representatives of the diamond industry later in his trip.