Reconciliation Has Taken Place Here In Rwanda

It Is The Population Which Decides When It's Time For A Leader To Leave, Not Foreign Powers.

I Often Wonder Why The West Is Much More Interested In Aid Deliveries Than In Fair Trade, For Example. The Fair Exchange Of Goods Would Place Far More Money Into The Hands Of The Affected People Than Relief Operations.

In Rwanda, We Have A Society That Has Experienced A Very Serious Rupture And You Can't Expect All Of A Sudden That Things Will Be Perfect. Even So: You Cannot Find Any More Areas Where Any Segment Of The Population Would Be Afraid To Go, Like We Used To Have Before. But There Is Always A Lot More To Do.

I Know That The Fact That I Am Candidate To My Own Succession In 2017 Can Be Perceived To Be A Bad Thing By Some Part Of The Public Opinion Outside Rwanda And I Don't Mind Because I Know That I Am Doing It For A Good Cause. It Really Doesn't Matter To Me That My Name Is Associated To Those Critics As Long As I Know That I Am Doing The Will Of The People.

Israel And Rwanda Both Play An Active Part In International Organizations, Including The U.n., But I Think It's True That Our Unique Experiences As Nations Have Shaped A Fierce Independence That We Will Not Relinquish.