Rwanda Senate president highlights Sisi's efforts in Africa

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Thu, 25 Jul 2019 - 11:09 GMT

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President Paul Kagame of Rwanda waits to address attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda waits to address attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

CAIRO - 25 July 2019: President of the Rwandan Senate Bernard Makuza on Thursday highlighted the efforts exerted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in light of Egypt's current presidency of the African Union, MENA reported.

This came during a meeting with Egyptian Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal .

Makuza greeted the Egyptian delegation on the anniversary of the July 23 revolution, expressing appreciation for this visit meant to boost parliamentary relations between the two African countries.

Abdel Aal lauded Rwanda's success story in terms of good governance, expressing the keenness of Egypt to enhance cooperation with Rwanda in various fields, MENA reported.

Abdel Aal said Egypt has been flying direct flights to Kigali for months, which confirms strong ties between the two countries.

Abdel Aal is leading a parliamentary delegation on an official visit to Kigali.

After the meeting, Abdel Aal visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and laid a wreath.

Cooperation with Uganda

In January, Rwandan Ambassador Saleh Habimana met with Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel Moneim al-Taras to discuss cooperation on the sidelines of a visit by 40 African ambassadors to the organization.

Taras told press that the Rwandan side has expressed interest to close deals with Egypt related to construction material, infrastructure, and raw material exchange.

The AOI will provide technical support for Rwandan projects in the sectors of renewable energy, infrastructure, water purification, wastewater, railcars, fire trucks, ambulances, and electronics.

Habimana was Rwanda’s former Grand Mufti, and is Rwanda’s first ever ambassador to Egypt. The decision was driven by the need to expand Egyptian - Rwandan relations.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed in Addis Ababa with his Rwandan counterpart Richard Sezibera files related to the institutional reform of the African Union.

That was on the sidelines of the preparatory meetings for the extraordinary AU summit that took place on November 14-18.


MENA contributed to the reporting

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