President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, October 1, begun his three day official visit to Latvia with a tour of the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the President's Office announced in a post on X.

The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia is a museum and historic educational institution located in Riga, the country’s capital.

President Kagame and his host President Edgars Rinkēvičs will on Wednesday hold a closed-door meeting before addressing a joint press conference.

President Kagame is visiting Latvia from October 1 to 3, in an official visit during which a genocide memorial will be inaugurated at the National Library of Latvia.

The latter highlights Latvia’s growing role in efforts to preserve the memory of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and promoting awareness about preventing future genocides, officials say.

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According to Philbert Gakwenzire, the president of Ibuka, the umbrella organization of genocide survivors&039; associations, the memorial is a significant step in the international recognition of Rwanda’s tragic past.