Africa-Press – Rwanda. King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan is expected in Rwanda on his first visit and is expected to hold talks aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between both countries, according to sources.
Jordan and Rwanda have, over the past, cemented ties based on agreements including the waiving of visa for both citizens, pending the opening of Rwanda’s diplomatic mission in Jordan, as announced in 2023.
It is expected that King Abdullah II will arrive in Kigali on Sunday, January 7, where he will visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial at Gisozi and hold bilateral talks with President Paul Kagame, during his visit.
In February 2023, Rwanda and Jordan committed to enhancing bilateral ties when Foreign Affairs Minister Vincent Biruta received the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, in Kigali.
That time, they signed three cooperation agreements and MoUs in political consultations, higher education, health and medical sciences, and visa waiver for diplomatic, service, and special passports.
Kagame’s last visit to Jordan was in March 2022, where he was hosted by King Abdullah II for a bilateral meeting on discussions enhancing ongoing areas of cooperation in defence and security, especially in fighting terrorism through information and expertise sharing.
In 2015, King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan launched the Aqaba Process to comprehensively address interconnected counter-terrorism and violent extremist threats through informal discussions around three key themes including; prevention, coordination, and ‘filling in the gaps.’
Jordan is a country in Western Asia, which shares borders with other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Israel. It has an area of 89,342 square kilometers while its population is over 11.4 million.
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