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President Donald Trump is joining the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday for a ceremonial signing of a peace deal intended to stop decades of fighting in eastern Congo.

Trump announced that the deal, which he said formalizes terms agreed to in June, is called the Washington Accords.

Trump hosted the foreign ministers of each nation in June, when they signed what the US president called “a wonderful treaty.” But deadly fighting in the region has persisted in the months since Trump touted that agreement.

For the US president, however, this is another moment to herald his efforts to end conflicts around the world. Thursday’s signing is being held at the former US Institute of Peace building, which the State Department renamed for Trump on Wednesday, after his administration gutted the independent agency earlier this year.

Trump said Wednesday the newly signed compact would include a “permanent ceasefire, the disarmament of non-state forces, provisions for refugees to return to their homes, and justice and accountability for those who have committed illegal atrocities.”

A key tenet of the agreement is that it will open up some of the region’s critical minerals for the US government and American businesses as well as energy cooperation, a Trump administration official said.

Trump also touted bilateral agreements the US is signing with each country to “unlock new opportunities for the United States to access critical minerals.”

“And we’re going to take out some of the rare earth, take out some of the assets, and pay, and everybody is going to make a lot of money,” Trump said.

CNN’s Alayna Treene contributed to this post.