Editor,

An unwavering commitment to the values of life, human dignity and solidarity, those are principles that Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) — then Rwanda Patriotic Army — upheld during the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Principles built through the worst, that the RDF are now determined to use for the best: saving lives, standing in protection of those that most need it, and exporting these beliefs to brotherly countries in Africa and beyond.

I express my well-deserving of tributes paid throughout the weeks leading up to the 20th anniversary of the Liberation.

Diyana, Rwanda

Reaction to the story, "The Liberation Struggle and the making of Rwandan peacekeepers” (The New Times, July 3)