The Duclert report, which took years to prepare, concluded that France had been an "accomplice" of the Hutu regime in the genocide in Rwanda, in which at least 800,000 people were killed in barely 100 days, and that Paris' support had been "unwavering" even when plans to exterminate the Tutsi minority had become clear.
France has long been accused of not having done enough to stop the killings.
When asked if he wants France to apologize for the events of 1994, Paul Kagame says he won't ask for any, but would "appreciate" them if they came.
The Rwandan president also mentions the ongoing violence in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and does not rule out the possibility of joint military operations with Kinshasa.
Asked about the hero of "Hotel Rwanda" Paul Rusesabagina - arrested last year in Rwanda after having mysteriously disappeared during a visit to Dubai - Paul Kagame calls for a "fair trial" but calls Paul Rusesabagina a "criminal" .
In power since 2000, the Rwandan leader finally refuses to say whether he plans to run for a fourth term.
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