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WARMING OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DRC AND SOUTH AMERICA SIGNATURE THIS MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025 IN BRASILIA OF THE VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT FOR THE DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORT BY THE DRC AND BRAZIL AND TOWARDS THE SIGNATURE OF AN UPDATED BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DRC AND BRAZIL

Signature this Monday, August 11, 2025 in Brasilia of the visa exemption agreement for the diplomatic and service passport by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazil; the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DRC, Thérèse Kayikwamba Vagner and the Brazilian Minister of External Relations, Mauro Vieira, affixed their signatures to this document which strengthens cooperation between Kinshasa and Brasilia, in the presence of other Ministers, on the DRC side, the Minister of State, Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Actions and National Solidarity, Eve Bazaiba, the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya and the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Yolande Elebe Ma Ndembo as well as the Ambassador of the DRC accredited to Brazil
After the advocacy led by the DRC through its Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya during the strategic meeting, Brazil committed to signing within a short time an updated bilateral trade agreement with the DRC to increase the volume of trade between these two countries, because the agreement signed in 1973 no longer fits with today's realities

As a prelude to the signing of this bilateral trade agreement, an economic and commercial mission from Brazil is expected in Kinshasa in the near future to establish strong links with Congolese employers and Brazil will help accelerate the signing of a trade agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the South American Free Trade Area MERCOSUR which brings together Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, said Mauro Vieira, Brazilian Minister of Relations. External while welcoming the warming of this south-south cooperation

In addition to diplomacy and trade, agreements will be signed shortly in several other sectors including Defense, Education, Agriculture, Culture, Tourism, Environment and Humanitarian Affairs; a very good harvest achieved by the government delegation of the DRC headed by the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Note that on this occasion, the DRC, through the Minister of State, Thérèse Kayikwamba Vagner, reassured the Brazilian Government that it will support its candidacy for the position of Judge at the International Court, for the position of Secretary General of the UN and for its re-election to the UN Human Rights Council