I do not have any intention of unnecessarily prolonging the discussion. I just wanted to clarify that Rwanda is not waging war against the Republic of Burundi and has no intention of doing that. To the contrary, there has been an attack from the territory of Burundi on the area of Bugarama in Rwanda…
Allow me to begin, Mr. President, by commending you for your effective leadership of the Council this month. I also extend Rwanda’s appreciation to the Council members concluding their terms. Their service and contributions to the Council’s work have been invaluable.
I thank Under-Secretary-General…
Rwanda congratulates Slovenia on its presidency of the Council and wishes its delegation every success during the final month of its term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. We commend Slovenia’s constructive engagement and its valuable contribution to the Council’s work over the past…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your leadership of the Security Council this month. I thank the Special Envoy for his briefing on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region. I also thank the delegations that spoke before me for…
I will make good use of the Council’s time.
Indeed, the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda are Rwandans, and in Rwanda is where they should be. And this is what we are asking the Democratic Republic of the Congo to do.
In 1994, after they had committed the genocide, almost an equal numbe…
Allow me to begin by commending you, Mr. President, for your leadership of the Security Council this month. I also thank Ms. Bintou Keita for her updates on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the work of MONUSCO.
It is important to highlight that the Washington pea…
Well, briefly, in the interests of time, I wanted to reiterate that Rwanda will remain compliant with what we are supposed to do within the framework of the Washington agreement.
Talking about resolution 2773 (2025), it provides for what the Democratic Republic of the Congo Government should also d…
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, and I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for her presentation. I also thank all delegations for their statements.
Rwanda reiterates its full support for the ongoing peace efforts, especially the Washington and Doha…
I thank Special Representative Bintou Keita for her briefing and those colleagues who spoke before me for their statements. I thank Ambassador Kanu for his visit to the region and his report.
Today’s meeting comes at a crucial turning point. Earlier today, the Government of Rwanda signed a peace ag…
First of all, I congratulate you, Madam President, for assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of June.
Allow me to start on this note: I am addressing the Council for the first time in my capacity as the Permanent Representative of Rwanda. I am happy that it is happening when the subj…
I thank the Council for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. My delegation wishes to thank the President and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for the presentation of their reports. We particularly welcome their acknowledgement and recognition of the cooper…
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council on the important issue of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). We would like to reiterate to the ICTR the full support and cooperation of the Government of Rwanda as the Tribunal …
My delegation would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. We also thank you for giving us this opportunity to address the Council on the important issue of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rw…
As this is the first time that my delegation has taken the floor in the Security Council this month, we would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency for the present month and by thanking you for calling this meeting on the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and…
Mr. President, my delegation wishes to thank you for calling this meeting at which the Council heard reports from the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and for the former Yugoslavia. My delegation will confine its remarks to the report of the Internati…
