In a statement from the Office of the Government Spokesperson, the government was responding to the rumors that have been circulating in the media saying that the government has signed agreements with Israel to receive African migrants from there.<\/p>\n
However, the statement says that Rwanda is determined to contribute to seeking solution to the issue of migrants.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn these times of global migration crisis, Rwanda wishes to reiterate its firm determination to contribute, as much as possible, to the issue of men, women and children who find themselves on the treacherous road of exile,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n
The statement says that Rwanda\u2019s position on migrants, wherever they may originate from, was informed and shaped by a sentiment of compassion towards African brothers and sisters who are today perishing in high seas, sold on the markets like cattle or expelled from the countries in which they sought shelter. <\/p>\n
\u201cRwanda is ready to help in whatever limited way it could, by welcoming anyone arriving at its borders in need of a home, voluntarily and without any constraint,\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn reference to the rumors that have been recently spread in the media, the Government of Rwanda wishes to inform that it has never signed any secret deal with Israel regarding the relocation of African migrants. In this regard, Rwanda\u2019s policy vis-\u00e0-vis Africans in need of a home, temporary or permanent, within our country\u2019s means, remains open doors,\u201d reads the statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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