Up to a certain extent the UN soldiers are useful. But they are consuming a lot of resources in relation to the little work they are doing.

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.

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

Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same.

We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again.

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.