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Les militaires français au Rwanda devraient commencer leur retrait fin juillet. Pas question de laisser le pays aux milices
Card Number 35168
Number
35168
Author
Bobillier, Laurence
Author
Babey, Pierre
Author
Tual, Joseph
Date
12 juillet 1994
Ymd
19940712
Time
12:00:00
Time zone
CEST
Uptitle
Journal de 12 heures [1:35]
Title
Les militaires français au Rwanda devraient commencer leur retrait fin juillet. Pas question de laisser le pays aux milices
Subtitle
À ce jour il y aurait au Rwanda un million de personnes déplacées.
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Journal télévisé
Language
en
Abstract
- French troops in Rwanda are expected to begin their withdrawal at the end of July. François Léotard announced this this morning, while the RPF was asking France to honor its commitment and leave the country before August.
- The end of their mission will be respected. The 2,500 French troops of Operation Turquoise will begin leaving Rwanda on July 31st. But they will only "begin" because they will have to wait for the 5,500 UNAMIR peacekeepers to relieve them. There is no question of leaving the country to the militias or abandoning the refugees. General Lafourcade, head of Operation Turquoise: "My concern is to hand over to the humanitarian organizations, of which there are many and who are just waiting to return to the country. They were no longer going there because of the prevailing insecurity. I hope my action will allow them to work".
- NGOs are still slow to reestablish themselves among the population. Until now, they feared confusion between military operations and humanitarian intervention. Confirmation of the military's departure will remove this ambiguity. Currently, there are an estimated one million displaced people in Rwanda.
- The end of their mission will be respected. The 2,500 French troops of Operation Turquoise will begin leaving Rwanda on July 31st. But they will only "begin" because they will have to wait for the 5,500 UNAMIR peacekeepers to relieve them. There is no question of leaving the country to the militias or abandoning the refugees. General Lafourcade, head of Operation Turquoise: "My concern is to hand over to the humanitarian organizations, of which there are many and who are just waiting to return to the country. They were no longer going there because of the prevailing insecurity. I hope my action will allow them to work".
- NGOs are still slow to reestablish themselves among the population. Until now, they feared confusion between military operations and humanitarian intervention. Confirmation of the military's departure will remove this ambiguity. Currently, there are an estimated one million displaced people in Rwanda.