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In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the tense relations between his country and neighbouring.
Transcript: President Kagame’s Exclusive Interview with France24 | Kigali, 8 July 2022
Marc Perelman: Hello and welcome to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, for an exclusive interview with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.
Mr. President, thank you for welcoming us here.
President Kagame: You are welcome.
Marc Perelman: Just a couple of days ago, you met with the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, under the aegis of Angola’s President João Lourenço, who announced that some progress had been made to try to stop the tensions between Rwanda and the DRC.
He announced a ceasefire, a road map. Is this a breakthrough meeting?
President Kagame: Yeah, I think to begin with, I don’t think anyone is interested in tensions, or conflicts or whatever crises. So it is on that backdrop that I am happy that we even agreed to meet in Angola under the mediation of President Lourenço, President of Angola and indeed we had good discussions.
I think both side