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New York, 22 May 1994
PRESS RELEASE
The Rwandese Patriotic Front wishes to restate that it does not recognize the so called
interim government in Rwanda and it has nothing to do with a bunch of murderers that have
turned our entire country into a graveyard.
The Rwandese Patriotic Front has welcomed and received Iqbal Riza, special envoy of
the UN Secretary General at its headquarters in Mulindi, Northern Rwanda. To facilitate his
mission, the Rwandese Patriotic Front will restrain from combat operations wherever he will be,
as it has been the practice for other dignitaries who have visited our country during this crisis.
These measures should not be interpreted to mean a ceasefire.
The Rwandese Patriotic Front requests UNAMIR to take precautions to ensure that the
presence of the UN personnel in Rwanda government forces/positions is not used as a cover by
the army to fire at our positions. In such a case the Rwandese Patriotic Front will not hesitate
to return fire.
The Rwandese Patriotic Front was informed by the United Nations that the purpose of
Mr. Iqbar Riza's visit was to discuss military modalities for the deployment of expanded
UNAMIR. The Rwandese Patriotic Front is offenddd by Mr. Riza's intentions to discuss
political matters with the so-called interim government in Gitarama. Recalling that the UN
Security Council allowed the criminal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda to participate in
voting for the resolution 918 on 16 May 1994, the Rwandese Patriotic Front interprets the
continued dealings with the so-called interim government by UN personnel as implicit recognition
of that government.
The Rwandese Patriotic Front further requests the Secretary General to totally withdraw
his Special Representative, Mr. Jacques Roger Booh Booh from the Rwanda UN Mission before
any implementation of Security Council resolution 918/1994.
The Rwandcse Patriotic Front is now in control or both the Airport and the Kamombe
military base and as it has stated before it will facilitate the use of the airport by the UN for
humanitarian purposes.
The Rwandese Patriotic Front will continue with its noble task of saving innocent lives
and will continue to-pursue its military operations in order to render the so-called interim
government and its military machinery incapable of ever commiting genocide against the
Rwandese people again.
Claude Dusaidi
Director of External Relations and,
RPF Representativc at the ...
