On 18 November 2025, His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and paid tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Accompanied by senior officials, he laid a wreath in honour of the more than one million victims.

The delegation toured the memorial’s exhibits – including the permanent section documenting Cambodia’s experience of genocide under the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s – receiving an overview of the historical causes, lived experiences, and lasting consequences of the Genocide against the Tutsi. The visit also highlighted Rwanda’s three decades of reconciliation, resilience, and national rebuilding.

H.E. Sokhonn’s visit comes in a year marked by heightened regional tensions for Cambodia. In July 2025, a long-standing border dispute with Thailand escalated into armed conflict around the Preah Vihear area, resulting in dozens of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands before a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was reached in October. Against this backdrop, the Kigali visit underscored the value of dialogue, remembrance, and international cooperation in preventing renewed cycles of violence.

At the conclusion of his visit, the Minister wrote in the Memorial’s guestbook. His message in French translates as:

“This visit to the memorial awakens painful memories, memories that Cambodians and Rwandans share, overcome, and carry forward with unwavering determination to rebuild a harmonious, peaceful, and united society. My deepest thoughts to all those who were lost, and courage to those who remain.”

— H.E. PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia