France ready to end long dispute with Rwanda

French Ambassador to Rwanda Dominique Decherf said here Thursday that his government is ready to end the long dispute with Rwanda.

He told reporters that the investigation of what happened in 1994 genocide would end the bitter relationship.

"We are looking at having a smooth relationship and we can achieve this by bringing all hidden information, as long as the two states team up, we shall come up with a positive results whichwill end speculations," Dominique said.

"As I take my office here in Rwanda, I have to make sure that the two states enjoy good relationship which will enable us to focus on development activities," he added.

The relationship continues to be sour as the Rwandan governmentstill accuses their former master of de-campaigning the achievements so far registered under the leadership of President Paul Kagame mainly in the United Nations where France has a big voice.

Rwanda set a commission that will investigate the former colony in the role they played in the 1994 genocide in which more than 80,000 people, mostly minority Tutsis and politically moderate members of the Hutu majority, were killed in presence of the French forces.

Source: Xinhua