RPF Political Bureau has attracted delegates including those from Diaspora and representatives of party structures right from the grassroots.
This meeting aims at discussing how the development of the country can be based on Rwandan citizens by building the capacity of Rwandans in various areas to enable them to contribute to national development.
"We have two neighbors who don’t wish us well and two with whom we have no problems. But we will find a way to remedy that situation. Our priority is good relations but it does not prevent us from being ready if things do not turn out as we hope," said President Kagame and RPF Chairman.
He said that 2018 has done well in all sectors because the country had ’good production of all kinds’.
He further stated that the RPF Inkotanyi played an important role in maintaining good relations between Rwanda and other countries, although it was not easy, especially due to the history of the country.
He said that currently, Rwanda has two neighbors who are not friendly enough but will continue to look for ways to normalize its relations with them.
"Some issues calmed down giving us time to work, but we are still far, there are still a lot of things to do. It seems like they are alternating. Those who are far away used to cause problems, while we lived at peace with our neighbors. Now we are friends with them (those from far) [...] so, we are going to find a remedy for that too," he said.
"Living with a neighbor who wants to set fire at your things is not good. We have two neighbors in the region who do not wish us good, but we live at peace with two other people," he said.
"We will also find ways to appease those two neighbors who do not wish us well. That’s on one side, you find ways to appease people and live with them peacefully, but when you do so, you cannot also forget to build the capacity to say what if it does not work out ? " he added.
President Kagame talked about people who, with the help of neighboring countries, have been trying to disrupt Rwanda’s security by changing their names and disguising themselves as Christians but with other intentions.
President Kagame said that what needs to be done is building capacity for the people themselves because ’when they do not doubt about you, they maintain security, others may come later or not’.
The last RPF Political Bureau meeting was held in July this year when the final list of candidates that ran as members of parliament was approved for elections that took place in September 2018.
In the elections, FPR Inkotanyi and its affiliated parties came on the top, won 40 out of 53 seats.