President Katalin Novák of Hungary is in Kigali for a two-day State Visit, during which she will participate in the sixth Women Deliver Conference.
President Novák will today be received by President Kagame at Urugwiro Village for an official welcome before holding a tête-à-tête and bilateral discussions with members of their delegations.
The two Heads of State will witness the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding before addressing members of the press.
President Novák will then visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial to lay a wreath in honour of the victims of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi.
On Monday, 17 July, President Kagame and President Novák will be joined by President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia, First Lady Jeannette Kagame, First Lady Monica Geingos of Namibia, First Lady Angeline Ndayishimiye of Burundi, former Heads of State and Government, dignitaries, leaders of international organizations and more for the Opening Ceremony of the Women Deliver 2023 Conference.
Following President Kagame’s opening remarks, the participating Heads of State as well as Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund and Shabana Basij Rasikh, Founder of School of Leadership, Afghanistan, will take part in a high-level panel discussion on advancing gender quality priorities and sustainable approaches to dealing with challenges along the way. (End)