Reconciliation has taken place here in Rwanda and was successful because Rwandans reconciled themselves internally. If the tribunal had taken place in Rwanda, it might have helped. People could have watched justice being done.

Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region.

I do not want to be cynical, but if developing nations are kept backward by being told, again and again, you belong to the poor and you are there, where you actually belong, then nothing will change.

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

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

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.

Rwanda is not over needing aid, but we can survive with less aid than before.