{"id":39872,"date":"2023-04-15T18:10:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T18:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kagame-benin-president-discuss-bilateral-ties"},"modified":"2023-04-15T18:27:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T18:27:58","slug":"kagame-benin-president-discuss-bilateral-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-benin-president-discuss-bilateral-ties","title":{"rendered":"Kagame, Benin President discuss bilateral ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame on Saturday, April 15, held a te\u0302te-a\u0300-te\u0302te meeting with host President Patrice Talon of Benin, as part of his two-day state visit to the western Africa country.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, both Heads of State exchanged on the friendly relations between the two nations and the common aspiration to transform the lives of citizens through intra-African cooperation, according to Village Urugwiro.<\/p>\n<p>Following the meeting, President Kagame and host President Talon graced the signing of several bilateral cooperation agreements that, according to Village Urugwiro, will see a series of agreements signed to increase bilateral cooperation in sectors of ICT, trade and investment, and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Kagame is also visiting alongside First Lady Jeannette Kagame.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Kagame will interact with 100 young entrepreneurs at Se\u0300me\u0300 City, a flagship project by Benin dedicated to meeting the skills needs of young Africans through training, research, and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Kagame\u2019s visit to Benin comes at a time when Rwanda and Benin enjoy fruitful cooperation in the fields of ICT, trade, urban planning and land management, and previously signed a visa waiver agreement and a cooperation agreement in granite and marble exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, both Heads of State exchanged on the friendly relations between the two nations and the common aspiration to transform the lives of citizens through intra-African cooperation<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"bin\/Users\/Hazrati\/postMediaimg_1_1.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"337\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"bin\/Users\/Hazrati\/postMediaimg_1_2.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"346\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"bin\/Users\/Hazrati\/postMediaimg_1_3.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"bin\/Users\/Hazrati\/postMediaimg_1_4.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. 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