MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY

FROM RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT (RPF)

TO ETHIOPIAN PEOPLES REVOLUTIONARY DEMOCRATIC FRONT (EPRDF)

Chairperson – EPRDF

On behalf of the leadership of Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) and indeed the entire fraternity of RPF, allow me to deliver our sincere message of greetings and congratulations from our Chairperson and the leadership of RPF to you the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front.

Your Excellency, RPF is very proud to be associated with EPRDF, and we are very thankful to your kind invitation to be part of your Seventh Congress.

EPRDF and RPF enjoy special relationship; we share common values, common vision and share a common commitment to the social and economic transformation of the two peoples. Together, we shall continue to succeed.

RPF, once more we would like to take this opportunity to once again express our appreciation to EPRDF for standing with us and for your unique support to us during the tragic events of 1994 genocide. Thank you for sending your sons and daughters to keep our peace at a time when we were being abandoned by other members of international community. Rwanda people will always remember that remarkable support at the time of need. Since then EPRDF lead government has remained strong advocates against genocide ideology; you made a firm resolve that Genocide Never Again.

Your Excellency, We thank you for continuing to stand with us both at regional and international fora RPF is very great-full.

Our sister parties enjoy excellent bilateral relationship. We have particularly benefited from your support to Human Resource Development, which is of critical importance to our recovery program.

Chairperson we are please to inform you that to day Rwanda under the leadership of RPF is peaceful, stable, secure and on clear path of democratization, we have built a strong foundation of unity and reconciliation of our long divided people and its is succeeding.

We are please to inform you that our economy continues to register positive growth.

Finally Chairperson RPF wishes the EPRDF fruitful deliberations in this 7th congress and we are further committed to continued constructive relationship for the betterment of our two peoples.

I thank you. Be blessed.

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