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Rwanda Commits to Commonwealth Values and Principles on Commonwealth Day
The Commonwealth's 54th member Rwanda was symbolically inducted into the association with a flag raising ceremony at Marlborough House in London, March 8 -Commonwealth Day. President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame said joining the Commonwealth is an important milestone for his country. Available material includes views of the Rwanda flag raising as well as soundbites, stills and audio files from Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma and Commonwealth Chair in office, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning. Kamalesh Sharma Secretary General, The Commonwealth "The Commonwealth decision to welcome Rwanda was a collective act of goodwill and of affirmation, and a willingness to engage on the values the Commonwealth embraces." … "Yes, the Commonwealth can benefit Rwanda, but so too of course can Rwanda benefit the Commonwealth. In particular, we look to you to share with us the ways in which you have so painstakingly, so successfully acknowledged and responded to some of the divisions in your own society, because in Rwanda, in Africa, across the Commonwealth and across the world, we are called to live together." Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
