President Paul Kagame on Saturday received President Petr Pavel of the Czech Republic, with whom he held a bilateral meeting with their respective delegations to discuss ways of deepening existing ties for the benefit of the people of the two countries.
The two Heads of State discussed the next steps furthering existing bilateral cooperation between their respective countries, in areas of mutual interest including defence and security, health, trade and investment and technology.
President Pavel is in Rwanda for a three-day state visit and is expected to join activities to commemorate 30 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
During a press conference by the two leaders, President Kagame said that the Czech Republic was among the first countries to alert the International Community that what was happening in Rwanda in 1994 was a Genocide -something he said Rwanda will forever be grateful for.
He further pointed out that Rwanda is looking forward to welcoming Czech entrepreneurs to come to Rwanda and start businesses, adding that the country’s strategy is to establish an enabling policy and regulatory environment for that to happen.
On his part, President Pavel hailed the progress Rwanda has made over the past 30 years, pointing out that his country is honoured to be invited to the 30th commemoration, which will be an opportunity to echo the message that what happened in Rwanda should never happen again.
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