The Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday arrived in Guinea-Bissau capital Bissau for a one-day working visit, ahead of his state visit to neighbouring Guinea Conakry.
President Kagame and President Embaló of Guinea-Bissau held a tête-à-tête and exchanged on various topics including potential areas of bilateral cooperation as well as the regional situation in ECOWAS.
“I received with great joy today President Kagame for a visit to Bissau and I thank him very much. Our discussions focused on strengthening relations between Guinea Bissau and Rwanda”, said President Umaro Sissoco Embaló via twitter.
The two Heads of State held a closed-door meeting before proceeding to bilateral discussions with members of both delegations.
President Kagame will be conferred the Amílcar Cabral Medal, the highest distinction in Guinea-Bissau, attributed to the heads of state of countries that are friends of Guinea-Bissau.
The President will visit the Mausoleum of National Heroes of Guinea-Bissau dedicated to Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral, Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean pan-Africanist who was one of Africa’s foremost anti-colonial leaders, and João Bernardo “Nino” Vieira who was President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999 and from 2005 to 2009.
Rwanda and Guinea-Bissau’s existing bilateral ties include signed agreements in different sectors including trade, education, tourism, and bilateral air service.
President Kagame will proceed to Guinea where he will meet with the Transition President Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya to explore bilateral cooperation between Rwanda and Guinea in various areas of common interests. (End)