The United States Government has vowed to continue pressurizing the International Community to join hands and help uproot insurgents of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) out of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The outfit, whose members have been roaming the DRC jungles for the last 15 years, is mainly made up Ex-FAR Interahamwe militias responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
"We think it is every important to deal with FDLR leaders operating from either Europe or the United States. The Europeans have already established the mechanisms to coordinate these efforts effectively and they have invited the US to participate in this effort and we will do so," Wolpe said.
He noted that the US will continue to work with Rwanda to encourage more voluntary repatriations and re-integration of FDLR elements back into the society.
He however said that it is important military pressure is maintained on FDLR for the time being despite concerns regarding recent operations affecting civilians.
Recent reports indicate that some sections of DRC forces currently conducting Operation Kimia II alongside MONUC, attacked, ransacked and raped civilians in Congolese villages of North Kivu Province, an act strongly condemned by the international community.
