"We should continue writing history about genocide and telling the truth behind the cause of the it. Rwandans must remain at the forefront of this fight to remember and keep the memory alive, to tell the truth," he noted.
"We must keep rebuilding, increase our strength at every level, economically, security, and ensure our society is functioning well. This will help us to be resilient despite our bad history," the Rwandan president said.
At the event, Jean-Damascene Bizimana, executive-secretary of Rwanda's National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide (CNLG), said the 1994 genocide was planned many years back by the then government leadership.
"We must resist all attempts to deny or revise the history of the genocide against the Tutsi," he noted.
The memorial observance will begin with a commemoration week of visiting and laying wreaths at memorial sites, according decent burial to exhumed genocide remains, giving testimonies, public lectures, and candle lighting vigils.
The activities officially last a week, but the commemoration continues up to July 4. No form of entertainment is allowed during the main commemoration week from April 7 to 13.
Throughout the week, the Rwandan flag will be flying at half-mast in honor of the victims, while civil servants will work for half a day during weekdays and join community discussion organized as part of the commemoration.
Later in the afternoon, hundreds of youth participated in the "Walk to Remember" from the Rwandan parliamentary building to Amahoro National Stadium in Kigali.
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