Cowen to tell Rwanda ‘never again’ on genocide anniversary

FOREIGN Minister Brian Cowen will represent the European Union today at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda.

As Ireland holds the EU presidency, Mr Cowen will deliver a speech, agreed by the EU, at the commemoration in the National Stadium in Kigali, attended by 60,000 people.

“Never Again” will be the key message of his speech, signifying that the international community, including the EU, cannot allow a reoccurence of the violence that claimed the lives of between 800,000 and 1 million people in just 13 weeks in 1994.