{"id":2000120326,"date":"2026-07-24T18:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000120326"},"modified":"2026-07-25T14:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T12:13:45","slug":"rwanda-poland-sign-agreement-allowing-family-members-of-diplomats-to-work-in-host-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-poland-sign-agreement-allowing-family-members-of-diplomats-to-work-in-host-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda, Poland sign agreement allowing family members of diplomats to work in host countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The agreement was signed on Friday in Warsaw by Poland\u2019s Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wojciech Zaj\u0105czkowski, who oversees African affairs, and Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to Poland, Prof. Anastase Shyaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officially titled the \u201cBilateral Agreement on Engagement in Gainful Occupation by Family Members of the Members of the Diplomatic Mission,\u201d the agreement enables eligible family members of diplomats and other embassy personnel from Rwanda in Warsaw and Poland in Kigali to undertake gainful employment in accordance with the laws and regulations of their host country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during the signing ceremony, Secretary of State Wojciech Zaj\u0105czkowski welcomed the growing partnership between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are pleased with the relationship we have with Rwanda and with the way our cooperation continues to grow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that Rwanda is the first African country with which Poland has signed such an agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his part, Ambassador Prof. Anastase Shyaka thanked the Polish government for the importance it attaches to strengthening its friendship and cooperation with Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRwanda highly values its excellent cooperation with Poland. Just as you consider us among your close friends, we equally regard you as one of our trusted partners and friends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony concluded with an exchange of gifts, including a Visit Rwanda souvenir, and was attended by officials from both the Rwandan and Polish sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement reflects the two countries\u2019 commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation while making it easier for the families of diplomatic personnel to integrate into the societies where they are posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rwanda and Poland have signed an agreement enabling eligible family members of diplomatic mission staff to engage in gainful employment abroad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The agreement signed in Warsaw allows family members of Rwandan diplomats in Poland and Polish diplomats in Rwanda to seek employment under host country regulations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to Poland Prof. Anastase Shyaka and Poland\u2019s Secretary of State Wojciech Zaj\u0105czkowski signing an agreement allowing family members of diplomats to work in their host countries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Karirima@igihe.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda and Poland have taken another step in strengthening their bilateral relations by signing an agreement allowing family members of diplomats and other embassy staff from both countries to engage in gainful employment in their host countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000120331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[2285],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000120326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-40","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-karirima-a-ngarambe-8"],"bylines":[{"id":2285,"name":"Karirima A. Ngarambe","slug":"karirima-a-ngarambe-8","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":2285,"name":"Karirima A. Ngarambe","slug":"karirima-a-ngarambe-8","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":{"id":2000120331,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/2.JPG.jpeg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1781,"height":986,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/2.JPG.jpeg","width":1781,"height":986},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/2.JPG.jpeg","width":1781,"height":986},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/2.JPG.jpeg","width":1781,"height":986},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/2.JPG.jpeg","width":1781,"height":986},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/2.JPG.jpeg","width":1781,"height":986}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000120326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000120326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000120326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000120332,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000120326\/revisions\/2000120332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000120331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000120326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000120326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000120326"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000120326"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000120326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}