WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call on Monday with Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in which he condemned the assault on the country's largest city, Goma, by Rwandan-backed rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia, the State Department said.
"Secretary Rubio condemned the assault on Goma by the Rwanda-backed M23 and affirmed the United States’ respect for the sovereignty of the DRC," the State Department said in a statement.