Africa-Press – Rwanda. How beautiful it was to see the Rwandan Prime Minister take part in the ceremonies marking the 59th anniversary of Burundi’s independence. And how encouraging it was to see him in the tribune of honour sitting next to his Burundian counterpart exchanging a few friendly words.
And what a message from the Rwandan Prime Minister today! “I have come to reiterate Rwanda’s commitment to work with you, Mr. President of the Republic, to strengthen our strategic partnership. I am convinced that we are ready to work for the consolidation and promotion of the existing relations of friendship for the benefit of our two peoples ”. A solemn commitment.
And it was the same in the message delivered by the Head of State:“Your visit to Burundi is like a miracle after long months of ‘teasing’ what happens between cousins, as we say at home”. It is an eloquent sign, we have understood the message.… We must start a new chapter, a “New Covenant” and put an end to the past to make room for the present ”. A message full of hope.
The warming of relations between Kigali and Gitega was again this meeting between the two heads of diplomacy at the Gasenyi-Nemba border post. There are other signs as well: these handovers by both sides of alleged combatants and their weapons under the supervision of the Joint Extended Verification Mechanism (MCVE) of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).
We should also mention these exchanges of beers, Skol and Amstel between the governor of the province of Kayanza and his counterpart in southern Rwanda and recently the meetings held between the governors of Kirundo, Muyinga, Cibitoke and Kayanza with their counterparts from the south, from eastern and western Rwanda. The wish that returns is the reopening of borders for the movement of goods and people.
The warming of relations between Kigali and Gitega takes time, at the risk of cooling down especially since the Prime Minister of Burundi has already drawn a red line: “Rwanda has not yet responded to our request to hand over the putschists hosted in this country. including General Godefroid Niyombare. As soon as our request is honored, relations will return to normal. This is my position without detours and without minced words. ”
Despite this, the Rwandan head of state recognizes that there is a step in the right direction: “We want to improve our relations and Burundi shows this will.”
According to some sources, at a certain time, a “relocation” of these “putschists hated” by Gitega under the leadership of international and sub-regional organizations would have been considered, which would finally allow a tête-à-tête Kagame-Ndayishimiye . Surely we must give time to time …
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