Officers from
different countries pay homage to victims at Kigali Genocide Memorial on
Friday. The delegation consisted 1200 troops from 26 countries that are
taking part in Exercise Shared Accord 2019 at the RDF Combat Training
Centre in Gabiro. Craish Bahizi.
Over
1200 officers attending the ongoing military drills dubbed Shared
Accord, Combat Training Centre, Gabiro, on Friday visited Kigali
Genocide Memorial to pay homage to victims of the 1994 Genocide against
the Tutsi.
The participating officers are from
Belgium, Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria,
Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, USA,
Eswatini, Italy, Lesotho, Zambia and hosts Rwanda.
In a bid to learn more about the Genocide,
the contingents were given a guided tour of the memorial where they
were given detailed accounts on where the country has had to overcome in
the past 25 years.
Kigali Genocide Memorial is a final resting place to over 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi.
A delegation of soldiers from
26 countries are taken through the history of the 1994 Genocide against
the Tutsi at Kigali Genocide Memorial on Friday. Craish Bahizi.
Shared Accord 19, co-Director, Brig. Gen
Lapthe C Flora, said that the visit has been a deeply moving experience
and a grim reflection of worst aspects of humanity.
“We acknowledge this conscious effort and
indomitable spirit of the people of Rwanda, this visit demonstrates the
real picture on how Rwanda has been able to succeed from her darkest
tragedies,” he said, after the tour of the memorial.
Adding that peace keeping missions have
the first objective to reinforce the message of why it is important to
continue building and enhancing the partnership of peace and security.
Flora commended the people of Rwanda for
overcoming the tragedy that befell the country and instead choosing the
path of unity and reconciliation, against all the odds.
“Our deepest admiration goes to the
Rwandan people for their resilience, and for their resolve of wanting to
come together as a nation, so as to build a brighter future for all
Rwandans,” he said.
Adding that it is definitely a shining example for the entire world to see that there is a spirit and capacity to forgive.
The exercise (Shared Accord), which is being hosted for the second time in Rwanda, is expected to close later this month.
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