Trump said in connection with Thursday's ceremony - which was attended by Rwanda's long-serving president as well as his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi - that the United States had signed agreements with both countries regarding minerals.
"I think what we're going to see is a great miracle," Trump said, continuing:
They (the presidents) have spent a lot of time killing each other and now they are going to spend a lot of time hugging, holding hands, and taking economic advantage of the United States, just like every other country does.
However, the two African leaders chose to strike a significantly more reserved tone in a situation where fighting is still ongoing in eastern Congo-Kinshasa and where the M23 militia group - which according to the UN is backed by Rwanda - has gained ground in recent weeks.
Thursday's peace agreement is not the first to be signed in the long-running conflict - as recently as June, the foreign ministers of Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda signed a similar agreement, also in the American capital.
