Major General Yousef A. Al Hnaity, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces (CJCS-JAF), visited the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) headquarters in Kimihurura on Wednesday, February 26. He was received by the RDF Chief of Defence Staff, General MK Mubarakh. During his visit, Major General Al Hnaity also paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda. Their discussions focused on reviewing and enhancing bilateral cooperation between the defence forces of their countries. Rwanda and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan also collaborate in police forces.

Major General Yousef A. Al Hnaity, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces (CJCS-JAF), visited the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) headquarters in Kimihurura on Wednesday, February 26. He was received by the RDF Chief of Defence Staff, General MK Mubarakh. During his visit, Major General Al Hnaity also paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda.

Their discussions focused on reviewing and enhancing bilateral cooperation between the defence forces of their countries.

Rwanda and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan also collaborate in police forces. On September 2, 2024, the police forces of both nations signed cooperation agreements covering capacity building, exchange of expertise and experience, and collaboration in other areas of security interest. Bilateral relations between Rwanda and Jordan have grown significantly over the past five years, following the presentation of Letters of Credence by the first Rwandan Ambassador to the King of Jordan in 2017. In February 2023, Rwanda and Jordan signed three cooperation agreements through their Ministers of Foreign Affairs. These covered political consultations, higher education, and a visa waiver for diplomatic, service, and special passport holders. In January 2024, King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan visited Rwanda on a three-day working visit. During his stay, he held discussions with President Paul Kagame and signed several agreements. The signed agreements include provisions for preventing double taxation of goods between the two countries, as well as cooperation in agriculture, trade, the economy, health, and medicine.

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