Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work.

Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda.

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.

It is the first time in the history of Rwanda that political change in the highest leadership of the country has taken place in peace and security.

Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.

Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work.

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.