Troy Fitrell, made the disclosure during an online conference this week that technical teams are actively working to move the peace process forward.

Ambassador Fitrell explained that next week, technical teams will help the parties involved transition to the next phase, ultimately leading to the peace agreement, with Qatar also set to provide assistance.

“This coming week, we do have technical teams here to try to get to the next stage,” Fitrell said. “We’ve done these principles. Now we have been arguing about putting these principles into action. We are still shooting for a June or July peace agreement.”

“There is no sense fooling around on this. If we are going to do it, we do it now,” he added, emphasizing Washington’s push to accelerate negotiations.

Following Rwanda and the DRC’s agreement on the guiding principles, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed confidence that both nations would reach a peace agreement, and that neighboring countries would also benefit from the peace process.

Ambassador Fitrell reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to ensuring this goal is achieved without delay.

Rwanda and DRC signed the Declaration of Principles in April 2025.

Troy Fitrell, the senior U.S. bureau official for Africa, has expressed optimism about the upcoming peace negotiations between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).