国际英语资讯:Rwanda marks genocide anniversary, calls for keeping truth alive
<p><span word="KIGALI">KIGALI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 7-- <span word="Lighting">Lighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="wreath">wreath</span>, <span word="Rwandans">Rwandans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 24<span word="th">th</span> <span word="commemoration">commemoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1994 <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="Rwandans">Rwandans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="Tutsis">Tutsis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="Hutus">Hutus</span>.</p><p><span word="Rwandan">Rwandan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Kagame">Kagame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Jeannette">Jeannette</span> <span word="Kagame">Kagame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="corps">corps</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wreath">wreath</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 250,000 <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="Kagame">Kagame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="remembrance">remembrance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span> <span word="Genocide">Genocide</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Gisozi">Gisozi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wreath">wreath</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="graves">graves</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="remembrance">remembrance</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="for">for</span> 100 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="Patriotic">Patriotic</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> (<span word="RPA">RPA</span>), <span word="now">now</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="RDF">RDF</span>).</p><p><span word="Kigali">Kigali</span> <span word="Genocide">Genocide</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="over">over</span> 250,000 <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="exhibitions">exhibitions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1994 <span word="genocide">genocide</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="commemoration">commemoration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> "<span word="Remember">Remember</span>, <span word="Unite">Unite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Renew">Renew</span>."</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="start">start</span> <span word="commemoration">commemoration</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="Kagame">Kagame</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Rwandans">Rwandans</span>.</p>
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