Poland President Andrzej Duda visits Rwanda

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda arrived in Kigali on Tuesday, February 6, for a three-day official visit to Rwanda. He was received by Dr Vincent Biruta, Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation. President Andrzej Duda was accompanied by his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda. The visit by the European country’s Head of State, a statement from his office said, aims at strengthening friendship and cooperation ties between the two countries. Duda’s visit is part of his working trip to East African countries including Kenya and Tanzania. According to the Poland Presidency,

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda arrived in Kigali on Tuesday, February 6, for a three-day official visit to Rwanda.

He was received by Dr Vincent Biruta, Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation.

President Andrzej Duda was accompanied by his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda.

The visit by the European country’s Head of State, a statement from his office said, aims at strengthening friendship and cooperation ties between the two countries.

Duda’s visit is part of his working trip to East African countries including Kenya and Tanzania. According to the Poland Presidency, the visits are part of the Polish international mission initiated in 2017 to build relations with African countries.

His itinerary in Rwanda indicates that he will hold bilateral talks with President Paul Kagame, preside over the signing of cooperation agreements between both countries, visit Kigali Genocide Memorial, and attend a Polish business forum, among others.

Rwanda and Poland have bilateral relations in various fields of education, defence, agriculture, trade and investment, among others. Currently, there are more than 1,500 Rwandan students in Poland, which is the largest number of international students from one country.

In June 2023, the two countries signed an agreement that will focus on the training of Rwandan diplomatic personnel and support the establishment of the Rwandan Diplomatic Academy.

In December 2022, Poland announced that it would soon establish an embassy in Kigali, this is while Rwanda moved to open an embassy in Warsaw in 2021.