{"id":48521,"date":"2023-07-21T11:34:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T11:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-of-congo-brazzaville-in-rwanda-for-three-day-state-visit\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T17:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T17:01:28","slug":"president-of-congo-brazzaville-in-rwanda-for-three-day-state-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-of-congo-brazzaville-in-rwanda-for-three-day-state-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"President of Congo Brazzaville in Rwanda for three-day state visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upon arrival at the Kigali International Airport, he was received by his counterpart of Rwanda, Paul Kagame for an inspection of Guard of Honor before a closed door meeting between the two Heads of State at Urugwiro Village. <\/p>\n<p>As he received his counterpart, President Kagame was flanked by officials including Prime Minister, Dr. Edouard Ngirente; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vincent Biruta; Minister in the Office of the President, Uwizeye Judith; Minister of Interior, Alfred Gasana and Minister of Trade and Industry,  Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze. <\/p>\n<p>Others include, the CEO of Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Clare Akamanzi; Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Mutsindashyaka Th\u00e9oneste; the Mayor of Kigali City, Rubingisa Pudence; Inspector General of Rwanda National Police, CG Felix Namuhoranye and Col Jean Paul Nyirubutama, Deputy Secretary General of National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). <\/p>\n<p>N\u2019Guesso was last in Rwanda in 2019 as he attended the 25th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. <\/p>\n<p>According to Rwanda&#8217;s Presidency, members of both delegations are also expected to join President Kagame and Sassou-Nguesso for bilateral discussion on deepening existing cooperation. <\/p>\n<p>Following the bilateral talks, the Heads of State will witness the signing of an agreement of cooperation on accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. <\/p>\n<p>President Kagame and his visiting counterpart will also deliver statements before taking questions from the media.<\/p>\n<p>During his stay in Rwanda, President Sassou-Nguesso will visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where he will lay a wreath in honor of the over one million lives lost during the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n<p>Sassou-Nguesso will then be received by Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Kalinda, President of Senate and Donatille Mukabalisa, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, at the National Parliamentary building where he will deliver a special address to both Chambers of the Parliament of Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>Among others, President Kagame will  host a State Banquet in honor of his visiting counterpart on the first day. <\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, 22 July,  Sassou-Nguesso will visit Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) for a presentation on RICA\u2019s contributions to the advancement of agricultural practices in Rwanda and in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>President Sassou-Nguesso\u2019s visit to Rwanda follows President Kagame\u2019s visit to the Republic of Congo in April 2022, during which a number of agreements on cooperation were signed in various sectors including economic cooperation, trade and cultural exchange.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-58292\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/f1jtuzkx0aae_fv-42ff4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-58291\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/f1jkntjxwai4ape-bb607.jpg\" alt=\"President Kagame has welcomed his counterpart of Congo Brazzaville at Kigali International Airport. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-58289\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/f1jknhyx0aarxch-13310.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-58290\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_x3a2477-90866.jpg\" alt=\"Both countries&#039; flags have been raised in Kigali to welcome President Denis Sassou-Nguesso.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-58283\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/whatsapp_image_2023-07-21_at_12.21_42-9892b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon arrival at the Kigali International Airport, he was received by his counterpart of Rwanda, Paul Kagame for an inspection of Guard of Honor before a closed door meeting between the two Heads of State at Urugwiro Village. 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