The Government has announced that it will begin relocating Burundian refugees who fled the ongoing conflict in their country.
Rwanda is host to about 75,000 refugees.
According to statement released early
Friday morning
by the Office of the Government Spokesperson, Rwanda will "immediately
begin working with partners in the international community to plan the
orderly and safe relocation of Burundian refugees to third countries."
Foreign Minister and Government Spokesperson Louise Mushikiwabo
pointed out that while Rwanda readily shoulders its obligations to
protect and care for refugees, experience in the Great Lakes is that the
long-term presence of refugees so close to their country of origin
carries considerable risks for all involved.
"The callous indifference to the well known root causes of
instability in Burundi, and the refugee exodus is troubling. It also
exposes refugees to increased threats from forces at home and
compromises lasting political solutions."
"For Rwanda, the growing risks to our national security from the
Burundian impasse and misunderstandings in our foreign relations are
unacceptable.”
Rwanda has previously requested international partners and
organisations to host Burundians living in camps and in towns in Rwanda.
"No party has come forward yet, even as the political situation in
the refugees' country of origin shows no improvement," the statement
read in part.
Minister Mushikiwabo said that for Rwanda and the region, the costs
of repeating past mistakes of political mismanagement and international
politicking, at Rwanda's expense, are too high.
This new development comes after a leaked UN report alleged that Rwanda was training Burundian rebels.
The report cited "testimonies" from up to seven Burundians found in DR Congo forests as the evidence for the accusations.
The Government has previously cautioned against using Rwanda as a scapegoat for crisis in Burundi.
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