 Dar es Salaam. President Paul Kagame would readily honour an invitation to officially visit the country because Tanzania means a lot to him and the survival of Rwanda and the stability of the region and prosperity of Africa, he said early this week.
State House responded that the idea was not only welcome but was also a critical step in normalising relations between the two countries. According to Chief Secretary Ombeni Sefue, there is merit in exchange visits at the highest level.
He added: “It is a good idea and it will help reassure our citizens in both countries. But we also believe that reassuring our citizens does not have to wait until the two Presidents visit each other.”
State visits, important as they are, need to be the icing on the cake, said Mr Sefue. Confidence building measures have to start from the grassroots and be mainstreamed throughout the governments and societies of the two countries,” he added.
The Rwandan leader spoke at an international press conference in Rwanda on Tuesday, three days before the 20th anniversary of the liberation of the country that saw the end of the worst ever genocide in recent history.
But Mr Kagame appeared unsure as to whether the invitation would come any time soon. “Suppose I am not invited?” he answered when asked by The Citizen on Sunday whether he could make a state visit to Tanzania if requested by the country’s leadership. FULL STORY |
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