Ivory Coast is yet to start working jointly with Rwanda’s unity and reconciliation commission.
The collaboration was requested by the Ivoirians Prime Minister Guillaume Soro who came in the country to attend a two day high level meeting on post-conflict peace building which aimed at learning from Rwanda’s experience.
In talks with his Rwandan counterpart Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, Ivorian PM disclosed that even though there are several unity and reconciliation initiatives in his country, similar mechanisms in Rwanda performed better.
“We too have unity and reconciliation commission for instance and I believe we can learn a lot from Rwandan progress in unity and reconciliation post Genocide,” he remarked.
Rwanda’s premier Habumuremyi insisted that it would be better for the Ivoirians to adopt best practices that can help a country which has emerged from war.
“Indeed Rwanda is willing to assist them since our aim is to strive for peace in the continent and if we have mechanisms which have worked well for us, then it can be useful elsewhere,” he remarked.
In related development Ivorian PM proposed trade ties with Rwanda and shown interests in areas of agriculture while other areas of collaboration will focus on security and demobilizing soldiers.
It was also agreed that foreign ministers from both countries will meet to discuss how to strengthen bilateral ties.
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