Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Friday, April 11, met with Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss further strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation. The two ministers met in Antalya, Turkey, on the sidelines of the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2025), which began on Friday under the patronage of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and was hosted by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Ukraine highly values the constant dialogue established with Rwanda in recent years,” Ukraine’s Fore

Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Friday, April 11, met with Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss further strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation. The two ministers met in Antalya, Turkey, on the sidelines of the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2025), which began on Friday under the patronage of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and was hosted by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Ukraine highly values the constant dialogue established with Rwanda in recent years,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister wrote on X. In May 2023, Rwanda and Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Political Consultations, aimed at facilitating regular dialogue on various bilateral and international issues. The agreement was signed during the visit of Ukraine’s Foreign Minister. On April 18, 2024, Ukraine opened its first embassy in Kigali. During the opening ceremony, Subkh Maksym Aliyovych, the Special Representative of Ukraine for the Middle East and Africa, stated that the inauguration of Ukraine’s Embassy in Kigali demonstrates his country’s commitment to expanding relations and cooperation with Rwanda. In January 2024, President Paul Kagame, while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. Over the past two years, cooperation between Rwanda and Ukraine has been growing. Rwanda has exported coffee, tea, and minerals to Ukraine, while Ukraine has exported oil, beverages, and wheat flour to Rwanda. Trade between the two countries amounted to approximately $2.1 million in 2021. Minister Nduhungirehe also held a meeting with Dr. Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chad.

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