A number of regional leaders, including Zambian President Fredrick Chiluba, Tanzania’s Benjamin Mkapa and Burundi’s Pierre Buyoya, have confirmed their attendance at the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Paul Kagame on Saturday, the Rwanda News Agency said. It cited presidential spokesman Nicholas Shalita who said "a good number of regional leaders" had been invited, but not all had confirmed their attendance.
Meanwhile, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated Kagame on his appointment, according to Rwandan radio. "I take this opportunity to reiterate the commitment of my government to further strengthening of the warm and cordial relations that happily exist between our two countries for the mutual benefit of our two peoples," Museveni's message said. "I will work closely with you in your new office towards the restoration of
peace in the Great Lakes region."
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