On the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, which killed more than a million people in 100 days, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condolences to Rwanda this Thursday, April 7th.
“We remember once again with deep pain the Tutsi Genocide, one of the worst atrocities in modern human history, which took place in the Republic of Rwanda in 1994 and in which more than a million people were systematically and brutally murdered. ‘ the ministry said in a statement. “We sincerely share the pain of the friendly country and the people of Rwanda and offer our condolences,” he added.
The ministry reminded that Turkey opposes all kinds of crimes against humanity, racism, xenophobia and extremist ideologies and “will continue to fight resolutely to prevent similar suffering from happening again in the future”.
Between April 7 and July 15, 1994, about a million people were killed in just 100 days, mostly ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutus.
Starting this Thursday, the East African country will commemorate the 28th anniversary of the genocide and will mark 100 days of mourning to commemorate the victims of the massacre.
In 2018, the UN General Assembly declared 7 April as the International Day of Remembrance of the Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda in 1994, not forgetting that some Hutu and others who resisted the massacre were killed.
*Aicha Sandoval Alaguna translated this note.
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