Alice Kagina<\/b><\/p>\n
Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame, on Wednesday, October 18, received letters of credence from seven new envoys to Rwanda and discussed areas of priority in strengthening bilateral relations.<\/p>\n The new envoys are from Botswana, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Malaysia, United States, Tanzania, and Spain.<\/p>\n Ambassador Joan Jacobje Jantina Wiegman \u2013 Netherlands<\/p>\n She said that she had a conversation with President Kagame about the relationship between the two countries with a very extensive development progamme that ends in 2023, while there are still a couple of other areas of cooperation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will focus on green economic cooperation and private sector development which fits perfectly into Rwanda\u2019s transformation agenda. We will still work in traditional sectors like agriculture, water, and infrastructure where we already have cooperation in some projects,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Amb. Eric William Kneedler \u2013 United States<\/p>\n The United States and Rwanda have enjoyed people-to-people relations over the past 60 years, Kneedler noted, saying that more Americans travel to Rwanda and there is a significant number of Rwandan students studying in the US.<\/p>\n \u201cI would also like to spend time working on expanding economic and commercial linkages, we have a new American Chamber of Commerce with great initiatives, and also as a development partner, we look forward to ensuring that everything is fully synced to Rwanda\u2019s National Strategy of Transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n Amb. Ruzaimi bin Mohamad \u2013 Malaysia<\/p>\n Mohamad said: \u201cAs Malaysia, we were badly affected and we are currently focusing on exporting our products like palm oil and manufactured goods. I believe both Malaysia and Rwanda will benefit from trade ties.\u201d<\/p>\n Amb. Nicol Adamcova\u0301 \u2013 Czech Republic<\/p>\n After the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, bilateral relations have grown stronger drawing from mutual trust and confidence, said Adamcova\u0301.<\/p>\n The Czech Republic and Rwanda enjoy cooperation in health sector, advanced space technologies, research and innovation, and trade, as well as in defence and security.<\/p>\n Amb. Andrew Onalenna Sesinyi \u2013 Bostwana<\/p>\n The Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation is an instrument that Sesinyi seeks to leverage in terms of coordinating projects that mutually benefit the people of both countries.<\/p>\n He said that Rwanda continues to set an example of good governance, democracy, and planning, not as a doer but as a pacesetter nation. He added that both countries will be collaborating in the agriculture field.<\/p>\n Amb. Jorge Moragas Sa\u0301nchez \u2013Spain<\/p>\n He said that he looks forward to strengthen the existing good relation between Spain and Rwanda which is currently below its potential.<\/p>\n Going forward, he mentioned that there will be developments on a new irrigation project in Kayonza District that is expected to cost $28 million to improve the agriculture sector in Rwanda.<\/p>\n Besides that, there are different Spanish companies seeking to make investments in energy and mining sectors.<\/p>\n High Commissioner Maj. Gen. Ramson Godwin Mwaisaka of the United Republic of Tanzania<\/p>\n\r\n