P.Kagame met the French President Emmanuel Macron

Both Heads of States met in New York ahead of the 72^nd United Nations General Assembly scheduled to resume on Tuesday,19 September, 2017. They hold talks on how bilateral ties in different areas can be strengthened.

President Paul Kagame exchanged views with his counterpart on different dossiers that concern Africa, focus being put on security issues.

Both Heads of States have met for the first time since Emmanuel Macron became the French President.

Rwanda and France are trying to revamp bilateral ties that are in difficult state after the genocide against the Tutsi in which France is said to have been participated into one way or in another.

In February, 2010 the then French President Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted the French errors over Rwanda genocide

Sarkozy has acknowledged that France made mistakes during the 1994 Rwanda genocide, but stopped short of apologizing during the landmark visit to Rwanda.

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