Mr Obasanjo, Nigeria's ex-president, was greeted by Gen Nkunda in the rebel-held town of Jomba, north-east of Goma.
An estimated 250,000 people have been made homeless by the fighting between rebels and Congolese government troops.
A UN spokesman said it remained unclear who was involved in the latest heavy fighting in the east of the country.
Witnesses reported hearing artillery, rockets and small arms fire near the village of Ndeko, about 55 miles (90km) north of the provincial capital, Goma.
BBC world affairs correspondent Mark Doyle in Goma says it seems that rebels loyal to Gen Nkunda may be trying to take control of an area near the town of Kanyabayonga.
The fact the fighting is taking place while Mr Obasanjo is talking to Gen Nkunda is not a surprise, our correspondent says, because both sides will want to negotiate from a position of military strength.
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