Rwanda's government and genocide survivors have expressed a cautious welcome to a French court's ruling to extradite a genocide suspect.Innocent Bagabo, a genocide suspect currently held by French authorities, is likely to be extradited to Rwanda to face the law following a French court ruling on Wednesday.

The Paris court has approved the suspect's extradition to face justice in Rwanda following a formal request for his extradition by the post-Genocide country.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu, president of 1994 genocide survivors' umbrella association "IBUKA", said it would be a great relief and possible justice to genocide victims and survivors.

"We welcome the decision by the French court to extradite Bagabo, but we will be happier when it's implemented. We want him to be tried in Rwandan courts," he noted.

Dusingizemungu called on the international community to apprehend genocide suspects that are roaming freely in host countries.

Justice Minister Johnston Busingye said the government will trust the ruling once Bagabo is extradited to Rwanda.

"France has previously disappointed Rwanda when they refused to honor request extradition petitions and let suspects go free, for instance Charles Twagira and Claude Muhayimana. I will only count it when he is handed over to Rwanda," the minister noted.

Bagabo, a 49-year-old former teacher, has been living in France where he had been granted citizenship.

Among the charges in his indictment include genocide, aiding and abetting the genocide, and committing crimes against humanity.

Rwanda's 1996 Organic Law was given a retroactive mandate of apprehending Genocide suspects, meaning it was empowered to try crimes committed between 1990 and 1994.

Under the 1948 Genocide Convention, the international community is obliged to act once genocide occurs anywhere in the world.

Presently seven people accused of committing genocide have been extradited from Uganda, Canada, US and the Tanzania-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to stand trial in Rwanda.

More fugitives are still being tracked, including wealthy Rwandan businessman Felicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Genocide.