President Kagame, First Lady in Ankara for Official Visit

President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame arrived in Ankara, the capital city of Türkiye, on Wednesday, January 22, for a two-day official visit. According to the Office of the President, President Kagame is expected to meet his counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, tomorrow for a tête-à-tête meeting, followed by a bilateral meeting with members of their delegations. The two Heads of State will also deliver statements at a joint press conference. According to the Embassy of Rwanda in Turkey, bilateral relations between Rwanda and Turkey have grown significantly over the l

President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame arrived in Ankara, the capital city of Türkiye, on Wednesday, January 22, for a two-day official visit. According to the Office of the President, President Kagame is expected to meet his counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, tomorrow for a tête-à-tête meeting, followed by a bilateral meeting with members of their delegations. The two Heads of State will also deliver statements at a joint press conference. According to the Embassy of Rwanda in Turkey, bilateral relations between Rwanda and Turkey have grown significantly over the last seven years. Rwanda opened its Embassy in Ankara in 2013, which was followed by Turkey opening its Embassy in Kigali in 2014. A permanent political dialogue is maintained through diplomatic representations in both capitals, exchanges of high-level and technical visits, as well as through business missions. Since 2011, several high-level visits have taken place . Turkish Foreign Minister Hon. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Rwanda on May 30–31, 2016, during which three agreements/MOUs were signed.

President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame arrived in Ankara, the capital city of Türkiye, on Wednesday, January 22, for a two-day official visit.

The Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Government of the Republic of Turkey have signed 18 bilateral agreements and MOUs in various sectors, many of which have entered the implementation stage. The bilateral trade volume between Rwanda and Turkey was approximately 21 million U.S. dollars in 2018. In 2019, the trade volume increased to 32.4 million U.S. dollars, and in 2020, it grew to about 78.4 million U.S. dollars. (Rwanda's imports from Turkey: 24.3 million U.S. dollars; Rwanda's exports to Turkey: 54.1 million U.S. dollars.)