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privately expressed concerns about that policy. do we know if the two men are going to be meeting or seen in public together today? well, we do not know about today. we have looked at the itinerary well, we do not know about today. we have looked at the itinerary of well, we do not know about today. we have looked at the itinerary of both leaders but we have not seen anywhere, where they would be meeting today. they will be meeting tomorrow at the official opening of the heads of government meeting, of which prince charles is representing the queen, who is the head of the commonwealth. and this is an issue that has been controversial, particularly, in the uk, but he the discussion has really been mutant. it is not controversial here in rwanda and both the british and the rwandan government have said that they are determined to carry on with this partnership, and once they have the legal business out of the way, the legal business out of the way, the government is saying it is ready to
for example. it is a difficult one to discuss, but i think he is just on the right side of the line here. could he actually, could it do him some good in the commonwealth? he is going to the heads of government meeting, which happens to be in kigali. historically, kigali was never part of the british empire that has chosen, along with a couple of other countries, to join the commonwealth anyway. they see the value in the commonwealth as an institution, as a collective voice for those countries. i wonder whether it might not do him any harm, given it will be his first meeting in charge, if it has become known that he shares some of the criticisms that have been made by african governments of the british approach to migration. i african governments of the british approach to migration. african governments of the british approach to migration. i think that is a very valid approach to migration. i think that is a very valid point. approach to migration. i think that is a very valid po