Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, have agreed to a deescalation process between their two countries following bilateral talks last week to address rising tensions on their mutual border. The two leaders held the talks in Luanda, Angola’s capital, at a tripartite summit hosted by Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who was appointed by the African Union to mediate.

In a statement released on Twitter, the Congolese presidency said that “the summit aimed to restore trust between the two neighboring countries,” adding that their process of deescalation will be achieved by reviving the Congo-Rwanda joint commission, which has been dormant for years. Following the talks, Lourenco expressed satisfaction that the summit brought “positive results,” including an agreement to a cease-fire, as well as the withdrawal from eastern Congo of fighters from the M23 rebel group, which Kinshasa has long maintained enjoys backing from Kigali.