The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible.

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.

I am not responsible for creating an opposition, neither am I responsible for appointing my own successor. My job is to allow for the opposition to exist within what the realms of the law. There is space in Rwanda for political parties - if fact we have about a dozen of them - as long as their objective is not to take us back twenty two years. On that point, we are and will always be very vigilant.

Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.

The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible.

Rwanda is rebuilding itself once again as one nation and that is the reason why we are making progress. Now many Rwandans are making their ends meet and others are able to do better than they have before.

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.