2024-04-07 14:20:22
The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron joined the commemorations of the thirty years of the Tutsi genocide with a press release released on April 7. The content of the message is largely reminiscent of the speech given in Kigali by the French head of state on May 27, 2021. The French presidential intervention insists on the need to “ look the past in the face » but does not include any mention of the quote sent by the Élysée last Thursday April 4 to the press, which indicated “ that France might have stopped the genocide with its Western and African allies, but did not have the will ».
Published on: 04/07/2024 – 4:20 p.m.
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This Sunday, April 7, the message fromEmmanuel Macron moves away from the prior message sent by the Élysée three days ago. “ The past had to be named, the past must continue to be analyzed, studied by [les] historians in the best conditions », Affirms the head of state.
The French president “ all said » on May 27, 2021 during his trip to Kigali, where he declared “ recognize ” THE ” responsibilities » of France, in the abandonment of “ hundreds of thousands of victims ».
In a video broadcast to UNESCO during a ceremony in the presence of the Rwandan ambassador in Paris, the Head of State reaffirmed this Sunday France’s desire to “ continue to move forward together, hand in hand “, with Rwanda, ” with a desire for hope, which can only be built when the past is looked in the face and assumed ».
Message very different from that transmitted by the Élysée on Thursday
We are still very far from the preliminary message sent by the Élysée to the press last Thursday, which stated that « France might have stopped the genocide with its Western and African allies, but did not have the will “. She had the means because of “ his knowledge of the genocides revealed to us by the survivors of the Armenians and the Shoah ».
Strong words, which marked a further step in the recognition of France’s responsibilities, which Emmanuel Macron ultimately did not use.
Is it a backpedal that doesn’t say its name, or a communication error? It’s difficult to understand at this time what really happened. At the Élysée, we talk regarding “ overinterpretation » by the media of elements sent to the press and it is recognized that “ we may have made ourselves misunderstood ».
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