President Andrzej Duda of Poland, on Wednesday, February 7, said that the experience at Kigali Genocide Memorial is a masterclass on justice and forgiveness that can heal a community.

Duda arrived in Rwanda on a state visit, on February 6, as part of his international mission in African countries including Kenya and Tanzania.

On Wednesday, the Head of State laid a wreath in honor of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at the memorial located in Gisozi Sector, Gasabo District, and went through the tragic history that marked Rwanda and how it was able to rise from the ashes.

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In his message, in the memorial’s guest book, he stated: "The visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial is a profound experience. It is a lesson on the catastrophic consequences of divisions fueled by outsiders and a sinister and xenophobic ideology that tums people against people, neighbors against neighbors and family members against each other.”

"It is a warning for all of us that hatred, if allowed to grow, can destroy a society. Finally, it is a masterclass on justice and forgiveness that can heal a community and let it rise again, as you, Rwandans, have so remarkably done.”

The memorial is the final resting place for up to 250,000 victims of the Genocide and serves as a place where people can grieve for their lost loved ones and remember them. It also serves as a museum where local and international visitors learn about the history, implementation, and consequences of the Genocide.

During his stay in Rwanda, Duda held a tete-a-tete with his counterpart Paul Kagame after which they presided over the signing of two cooperation agreements in trade and economic cooperation as well as in the fields of green technologies, environmental engineering, geology, and energy efficiency.