{"id":69563,"date":"2024-04-07T13:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T13:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/france-rwanda-sign-e400m-partnership-agreement"},"modified":"2024-04-07T14:07:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T14:07:13","slug":"france-rwanda-sign-e400m-partnership-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/economy\/france-rwanda-sign-e400m-partnership-agreement","title":{"rendered":"France, Rwanda sign \u20ac400M partnership agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>France and Rwanda have agreed on a \u20ac400 million development partnership that will run until 2028.<\/p>\n

The agreement worth more than Rwf557 billion was signed in Kigali on Saturday, April 6, by French Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne\u0301 and his Rwandan counterpart Dr Vincent Biruta. It will support Rwanda\u2019s health and environment sectors as well as training for the youth, the ministers said.<\/p>\n

The two ministers also signed an air services agreement. Rwanda\u2019s airline RwandAir operates three weekly flights to French capital Paris.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe signing of these agreements is a new stone in the growing edifice of relations between France and Rwanda, and we welcome it,\u201d Biruta told the media.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to reiterate Rwanda’s desire to deepen its partnership more in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The agreement worth more than Rwf557 billion was signed in Kigali on Saturday, April 6.<\/p>\n

Biruta said Rwanda-France relations \u201ccontinue to grow every day and we can particularly highlight the growing cooperation through the work of the French Development Agency.”<\/p>\n

The French Development Agency (AFD) has been financing numerous projects since 2021, especially in the development of small and medium-sized businesses in renewable energies and digital transformation. Biruta added that Rwanda and France relations had improved through bilateral agreements, such as a double tax avoidance agreement signed in June 203 to support trade and investment between the two countries.<\/p>\n

Sejourne\u0301, who is in Rwanda for the 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi said the French government was keen on supporting Rwanda’s development strategy. Between 2021 and 2023, France mobilised \u20ac500 million in support of Rwanda’s development, according to the French embassy in Kigali.<\/p>\n

Minister Sejourne\u0301, who is in Rwanda for the 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi said the French government was keen on supporting Rwanda’s development strategy.<\/p>\n

The new development partnership will help in training of health personnel and supporting Rwanda’s production of medicines, Sejourne\u0301 said.<\/p>\n

France will support Rwanda in having “a well-trained youth focused on new jobs and new opportunities with guarantees of equally sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the region,” he said.<\/p>\n

The French minister said his country would continue to help Rwanda in the delivery of justice to survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi by “intensifying” investigation into Genocide suspects who are on French territory.<\/p>\n

The two ministers also signed an air services agreement. Rwanda\u2019s airline RwandAir operates three weekly flights to French capital Paris. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi<\/p>\n

The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Kigali on April 6.<\/p>\n\r\n