Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaks at a press conference in Kigali, Rwanda, April 8, 2019. Efforts made by French president Emmanuel Macron is "significant progress" towards investigating France's role in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Kagame said on Monday. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

KIGALI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Efforts made by French president Emmanuel Macron is "significant progress" towards investigating France's role in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Monday.

Macron appointed a panel of experts comprising of a commission of historians and researchers to investigate France's role in the Rwandan genocide and produce a public report, French media reported last Friday.

The team of experts would look at state archives, including diplomatic and military documents, and produce a public report, according to reports.

"This is not to deny the fact that with president Macron's term of office even in a complicated environment of politics. There has been very significant progress," said Kagame while addressing a press conference following Sunday's commemoration of 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide against Tutsi.

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