This morning at the Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe and his counterpart Minister Professor Doctor Amon Murwira, Minister of Foreign affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe, co-chaired the Ministerial Session of the 3rd Session of the Joint Permanent Commission.
In their opening remarks, the two ministers highlighted the role of cooperation in advancing common sustainable development goals and aspirations for the region.
Rwanda and Zimbabwe recorded remarkable achievements in the defence and security sector, where there have been exchanges and training of senior and junior officers in the army, and correctional service.
Successes have also been visible in the energy sector, with Rwanda Energy Group (REG) and ZESA completing a pilot street lighting project in Harare and energy access masterplan advisory services.
Zimbabwe dispatched teachers and lectures to Rwanda under the framework of the MoU on the exchange of educational personnel and expertise stands out as an outstanding testimony to the seriousness of the decisions in the joint commission. (End).