Rwanda and France restore diplomatic relations
SOURCE: BBC (11-30-09)
Rwanda and France have restored diplomatic relations three years after they were broken in a row over responsibility for the 1994 genocide.
Both governments said they had agreed to appoint ambassadors at the end of long negotiations.
The two nations fell out after a French judge said President Paul Kagame helped spark the genocide, and Rwanda accused France of arming the Hutu militias.
On Sunday Rwanda was also admitted to the Commonwealth.
Both governments said they had agreed to appoint ambassadors at the end of long negotiations.
The two nations fell out after a French judge said President Paul Kagame helped spark the genocide, and Rwanda accused France of arming the Hutu militias.
On Sunday Rwanda was also admitted to the Commonwealth.
Source:
BBC
Source URL:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8385887.stm
Date:
11-30-09
