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Canadian Press
Laura Osman
Kigali, Rwanda-Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of 1994 In honor of the victims of the Rwandan genocide in Kigali, we are trying to build a consensus with the federal countries. To prevent a new humanitarian crisis.
Trudeau was the first Canadian Prime Minister to visit the Kigali Slaughter Memorial, which serves as the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims.
Trudeau dedicated a wreath to one of his tombs and crossed himself when a member of the Rwandan army stood as a guard and played a gloomy melody on a bugle horn.
More than 800,000 people were killed in 100 days, including Tutsi and moderate Hutu, during the conflict.
Trudeau is in Rwanda for the Federal Summit. There he wants to support Ukraine in the fight against the Russian invasion and provide support for fighting the geopolitical collapse of the conflict.
The Federation is made up of 54 independent countries with historical ties to the British Crown, which together represent about 2.5 billion people.
Countries range from the richest to the poorest in the world.
Some of these poor federal nations feel the pain of famine, which is becoming an imminent problem all over the world, as access to grain from Ukraine and Russia is restricted by war. I am.
Trudeau will meet with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, the organizer of the summit, and then attend a state supper with Foreign Minister Melanie Joly.
This will be an opportunity to seek support for the unlikely federal consensus on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Rwanda was one of the 10 Commonwealth countries that abstained from a UN vote condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine in March.
Canada's High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Ralph Gudale, said Canada's delegation was critical of conflict and other important issues such as food security and climate change. He says he wants to influence.
Governor Gooddale said Canada has a larger platform to stand at the summit because there are no other international forces such as the United States, Russia and China. ..
"We will make an important contribution to some very important international debates," Goodale told Kigali reporters Wednesday.
"There are countries in the Commonwealth that are directly affected by the threat of hunger, and it was brought about by many factors, including climate change, but it is now a war in Ukraine in particular. Is the result of the Russian invasion, "Goodale said.
"It is very important for Canada to have the opportunity to participate in such forums, where we actually see the impact of the war in Ukraine and the voice of Canada. Is there. "
This is the first time the Federal Summit has met in person since 2018. The 2020 Summit, like most events, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trudeau arrived in Kigali on Wednesday, but the official welcome ceremony begins on Friday. Leaders are expected to sit in a series of private meetings on Friday and Saturday.
Many world leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, are expected to attend the summit, but others have chosen to stay home.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australia's new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are among the absentees.
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