A Rwandan Hutu rebel group denounced the 1994 genocide in their country and said today they were halting their fight against Rwanda.
FDLR President Ignace Murwanashyaka
A delegation representing the rebel organisation, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), made the announcement in Rome after two days of talks at the Sant'Egidio religious community.
"The FDLR condemn the genocide committed against Rwanda and their authors. It is committed to fight against all ideologies of ethnic hate and renews its commitment to cooperate with international justice," FDLR President Ignace Murwanashyaka told a news conference.
"From this moment forward (the FDLR) announces that it is halting all offensive operations against Rwanda."
The declaration was a first from Hutus, accused of killing hundreds of thousands of Rwandan Tutsis and moderate Hutus over 100 days in 1994.