{"id":48048,"date":"2023-05-11T07:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kagame-djibouti-foreign-affairs-minister-discuss-security-situation-in-horn-of\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T11:14:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T11:14:02","slug":"kagame-djibouti-foreign-affairs-minister-discuss-security-situation-in-horn-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kagame-djibouti-foreign-affairs-minister-discuss-security-situation-in-horn-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagame, Djibouti Foreign Affairs Minister discuss security situation in Horn of Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda&#8217;s Presidency, has revealed that both leaders discussed the security situation in the Horn of Africa as well as the advancement of bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest with a focus on trade. <\/p>\n<p>The meeting followed the 1st Joint Ministerial Commission meeting between Djibouti and Rwanda that took place on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Wednesday, Djibouti\u2019s  Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his Rwandan counterpart, Dr. Vincent Biruta witnessed the signing of bilateral agreements on agriculture, tourism and diplomatic training.<\/p>\n<p>The move followed other agreements signed in 2017, during President Kagame\u2019s state visit to Djibouti.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the joint commission, Mahmoudi said that  Djibouti and Rwanda share the vision of sustaining for peace and security in their respective regions. <\/p>\n<p>Djibouti offered Rwanda a 20-hectare piece of land at the port of Djibouti in 2013, which the latter plans to develop and operate as a strategic base for its imports and exports on the plot.<\/p>\n<p>In reciprocity, Djibouti was also offered a plot in the Special Economic Zone in Kigali.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-47731 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/fvybhcfxoaukdwe-66fcb_1_.jpg\" alt=\"President Paul Kagame has met with a delegation from Djibouti led by Mahmoudi Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-47732 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/52885889967_f85c18cae9_k-8d5da.jpg\" alt=\"Discussions were attended by delegations from both countries. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-47733 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/52886845840_41523e3900_k-41554.jpg\" alt=\"Left -Right: President Kagame, Djobouti Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dr. Vincent Biruta in a group photo after the meeting at Urugwiro Village.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-47734 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/52886906573_4b36b94e63_k-737b6.jpg\" alt=\"President Kagame during talks with Mahmoudi Ali Youssouf. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{President Paul Kagame, on Wednesday 10th May 2023, received a delegation from Djibouti led by Mahmoudi Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who brought a message from President Ismail Omar Guelleh.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-48048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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