Addis Ababa, April 7, 2023 (FBC) – Ambassador Birtukan Ayano, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia participated at the commemoration of the 29th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda at the African Union today.
In her remarks, Ambassador Birtukan said, the tragedy that befell close to one million innocent citizens of Rwanda is a sore point in history and the commemoration should be a collective commitment to prevent the crime of genocide in Africa and elsewhere.
According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the state minister also reaffirmed Ethiopia’s firm commitment to work together with the African Union, the international community and other stakeholders to prevent genocide and to ensure that impunity is not tolerated anywhere, anytime, for any reason.
In his opening speech, Moussa Faki Mehmet, the Chairperson of African Union Commission, said the occasion is an opportunity to show solidarity with our Rwandan brothers and sisters, and we should work on creating peace and security for our continent.
Ambassador of Rwanda to Ethiopia and permanent representative of African Union, Ambassador Hope Tumukunde Gasatura, thanked all participants and noted that everyone should learn from this horrible experience, MFA has indicated.