{"id":37179,"date":"2018-03-25T15:33:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T15:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kagame-museveni-meet-expected-to-thaw-relations\/"},"modified":"2018-03-28T10:23:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T10:23:41","slug":"kagame-museveni-meet-expected-to-thaw-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kagame-museveni-meet-expected-to-thaw-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagame, Museveni meet expected to thaw relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The talks between the two leaders are expected to ease tension between Rwanda and Uganda; considering the frosty relations between the two neighbors in the recent past.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the dignitaries present in the meeting were Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and East African Community, Louise Mushikiwabo; Secretary General at the national intelligence and security services (NISS), Maj. Gen. Joseph Nzabamwita; Rwanda&#8217;s High Commissioner to Uganda, Frank Mugambage and Principal Private Secretary to the President, Lt. Col. Patrick Karuretwa.<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes a few days after a historic signing of the African Free Trade Area pact in Kigali, an event that President Museveni skipped and was represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa.<\/p>\n<p>The two governments have at different times accused each of other of supporting dissidents from the other country and espionage, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Although in a recent press conference, Foreign Affairs Minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, said that the problems between Rwanda and Uganda were being addressed in the interest of citizens of both countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot mistreat Ugandans, they are our relatives, we share a lot; we share history, we share blood. Many Ugandans are our relatives. To us that is very important.\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting is a follow up on the Addis Ababa talks of February, whose aim, included to find a solution to the tensions between the two countries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24529 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_ki9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24527 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_lo0ll.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24530 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/.lp0_.jpg\" alt=\"The highly-anticipated meeting between Presidents Paul Kagame and Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is expected to ease tension between Rwanda and Uganda.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24531 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/.lop0.jpg\" alt=\" Some of the dignitaries present in the meeting were Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and East African Community, Louise Mushikiwabo; Secretary General at the national intelligence and security services (NISS), Maj. Gen. Joseph Nzabamwita; Rwanda&#039;s High Commissioner to Uganda, Frank Mugambage and Principal Private Secretary to the President, Lt. Col. Patrick Karuretwa.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24532 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/._p-.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-24533 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Photo Credits: Village Urugwiro}}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame arrived in Uganda for a meeting with his host Yoweri Museveni for a one-day working visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72],"byline":[196],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-37179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","byline-olga-i-ishimwe"],"bylines":[{"id":196,"name":"Olga I. 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