“Had a productive phone conversation with Prince Charles who we look forward to welcoming to CHOGM 2022. We discussed partnerships that include addressing climate change and the ongoing success of the Sustainable Markets Initiative,” President Kagame revealed in a tweet.
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 independent and equal sovereign states. The Commonwealth spans the globe and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. Thirty-two of members are small states, many of which are island nations.
CHOGM is customarily held every two years and is the Commonwealth’s highest consultative and policy-making gathering. Commonwealth leaders selected Rwanda as host for their next summit when they met in London in 2018.
The upcoming CHOGM due in Kigali will be the first to be held in Africa for over a decade.
It was due to have been held in Kigali in June 2020 but was postponed twice due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
During celebrations of the Commonwealth Day recently on 14th March 2022, the Prince of Wales, Charles confirmed that he will be among other dignitaries attending CHOGM 2022 in Kigali.
At the time, Prince Charles also revealed that he will be accompanied by his wife.
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