The history and national interest of Rwanda and the Rwandan people dictate our national orientation.

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.

Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.

Aid makes itself superfluous if it is working well. Good aid takes care to provide functioning structures and good training that enables the recipient country to later get by without foreign aid. Otherwise, it is bad aid.

There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas.

Aid leads to more aid and more aid and more aid and less independence of the people that are receiving aid.

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