{"id":42913,"date":"2021-02-19T10:53:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T10:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-china-sign-us-60-million-grant-and-us-6-million-debt-exemption\/"},"modified":"2021-02-24T08:06:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T08:06:21","slug":"rwanda-china-sign-us-60-million-grant-and-us-6-million-debt-exemption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-china-sign-us-60-million-grant-and-us-6-million-debt-exemption\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda, China sign US$ 60 million grant and US$ 6 million debt exemption"},"content":{"rendered":"

The agreement has been signed by Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning on behalf of Government of Rwanda and Rao Hongwei, Ambassador of the People\u2019s Republic of China to Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Minister Ndagijimana and Ambassador Hongwei also signed a debt cancellation agreement worth RMB Yuan 40 million (approximately an equivalent of US$ 6 million).<\/p>\n

Commenting on the development, Minister Ndagijimana appreciated the support by the Government of the People\u2019s Republic of China that comes in handy during challenging times caused by COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis debt cancellation will free some resources that were otherwise going to be used for debt payment,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe grant of RMB Yuan 400 Million is significant and will be used for a priority project to be agreed upon. I take this opportunity to thank the People\u2019s Republic of China for the continued support and cooperation in major sectors of our development, mainly: Transport, Agriculture, Health, Education and Energy,\u201dadded Ndagijimana. <\/p>\n

Ambassador Rao Hongwei said that signed agreement is a testament to China, Rwanda strong friendship. <\/p>\n

\u201cRwanda and China are time-tested friends, partners, and brothers and sisters. Since Chinese President XI Jinping\u2019s historic visit to Rwanda in 2018, the bilateral relationship between Rwanda and China has reached a record high and the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, esp. in the economic field, has been tremendously diversified and intensified,\u201d he stressed. <\/p>\n

\u201cChina hopes, by extending the new financial support, to make contribution to Rwanda\u2019s all-round transformation and recovery from the malign impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today\u2019s signing of the two agreements also fully demonstrates China\u2019s profound friendship with and strong support to Rwanda,\u201d added Hongwei. <\/p>\n

The year 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Rwanda. <\/p>\n

Ambassador Hongwei emphasized that his country is ready to walk with Rwanda for a prosperous future. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn these times of major new opportunities and challenges, we are ready to work with Rwandan friends to forge new opportunities out of crises, make new advances amid changes, and build an even more glorious tomorrow for China-Rwanda relation,\u201d he noted. <\/p>\n

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