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Secretary-General supports lasting peace and rapid development in Rwanda

Secretary-General supports lasting peace and rapid development in Rwanda

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meeting with His Excellency President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe][/caption]Saying he was determined to support lasting peace and rapid development in Rwanda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, arrived in Kigali on Thursday after a visit to Goma in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The two leaders addressed the Rwandan press on an historic visit to Africa’s Great Lakes region from May 22nd – 24th in support of a recent landmark peace agreement and to push for economic development in one of the world’s most troubled regions.

Gerry Adams reports.

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