The United States of America special advisor for Great lakes and DR Congo Ambassador R. Barrie Walkley is in the country.
The envoy who arrived in the country on Friday evening, will meet with Rwandan government officials to discuss issues related to the situation in the Great Lakes Region, including Rwanda, Burundi, and the DR Congo.
He said that, his trip to Rwanda was his first one since he was named to that position by Hilary Clinton, the US Secretary of State one month ago.
The envoy who also visited Kigali Genocide Memorial Site, said that people should be aware of the dangers of hatred, tribalism and divisionism in the society, calling for tolerance to each other.
He said this Saturday when he visited the Gisozi based Memorial site paying tribute to over 250,000 victims laid to rest at the site.
Ambassador R. Barrie Walkley, the United States Special Advisor for the Great Lakes and the DR Congo, has said people should learn how to be tolerant to each other to avoid bloodshed.
“It’s remarkably an emotional experience walking through the memorial centre. This was the worst tragedy to have ever happened to human kind,” he asserted.
“This brings tears to everyone who visits this centre and reminds the world that this shouldn’t happen again, not in Rwanda, not in any part of the world”.
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