The two-day meeting will bring together members of the Joint Security Coordination Mechanism (JSCM), a body established to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the parties’ security commitments.

The talks will also be attended by facilitators including the United States, Qatar, Togo and the African Union Commission.

The meeting comes as fighting continues in eastern DRC, while some key provisions of the peace agreement have yet to be fully implemented.

The Rwanda-DRC peace agreement was signed in Washington on June 27, 2025, and was later reinforced by the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity signed on December 4.

Among the key commitments is the complete dismantling of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) by the DRC, while Rwanda is expected to lift its defensive measures in line with progress on that commitment.

The FDLR is expected to remain a major issue in the Geneva talks. Rwanda has repeatedly accused the DRC of supporting, arming and cooperating with the group.

On July 28, the DRC government said part of the FDLR terrorist group had agreed to a process involving disarmament, demobilisation and relocation to designated sites. Kinshasa presented the move as progress towards fulfilling its commitments.

Rwanda, however, rejected the approach, arguing that the Washington agreement requires the complete dismantling of the FDLR rather than negotiations with the group.

Meanwhile, fighting between the DRC army, FARDC, and M23 has continued in North and South Kivu. M23 captured several areas in 2025, including Goma and Bukavu.

The September talks will follow the sixth JSCM meeting held in Geneva on August 12 and 13, where both sides agreed to strengthen mechanisms for monitoring and verifying implementation of the Washington agreement.