Soccer tip DR Congo called on F-1 to get out of negotiations with Rwanda: does the series want to tarnish the brand by the Blood Association?
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DR Congo condemned the possible conduct of the Grand Prix in Rwanda. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Teresa Caikvamb Wagner called on the head of Formula 1 Stefano dumbfounded to stop negotiations on holding the Grand Prix in Rwanda against the background of the conflict.
At the end of 2024, FIA held a prize ceremony in the capital of Rwanda Kigali. The country is considered one of the key applicants for the F-1 race on the African continent.
From 2022 in the territories of the DR Congo bordering Rwanda, an armed conflict with the participation of the movement on March 23 (M23) continues. DR Congo accuses Rwand of supporting the group, Rwanda denies the connection with the M23.
I write to express deep concern about the reports of the ongoing negotiations of Formula 1 with Rwanda on the issue of holding the Grand Prix in the capital of the country Kigali.
Rwanda currently occupies a significant share of the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in cooperation with its M23 proxy, which led to the movement of 700, 000 Congolese residents.
Although I welcome Formula-1 to hold a Grand Prix in Africa, I have doubts that Rwanda will become the choice that our continent will best represent, and I urge you to get out of negotiations and exclude Rwanda from among the potential countries of the Grand Prix.
Does Formula 1 really want to tarnish his brand with a bloody association with Rwanda? Is this the best country really to represent Africa in global motorsport? - Write Wagner.
The representative of the F-1 commented on the situation, saying that the series carefully monitors the situation around the DR Congo and Rwanda.
Champion F-1 and other best in motorsport were awarded in Rwanda! Why was it and how it was?
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