Paul Kagame, Narendra Modi vow to boost bilateral ties between Rwanda, India

Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame has sent a congratulatory message to India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for winning the Indian election for the second time.

Both the leaders, Paul Kagame and Narendra Modi have lauded the existing bilateral relations between Rwanda and India and vowed to take it further in future. The two leaders expressed their mutual commitment in friendly messages posted on Twitter.

Rwanda’s Head of State, Paul Kagame was the first to emphasize the significance of bilateral relations between two countries in a tweet congratulating Modi on his re-election as Indian premier. In his tweet, he talked about the future commitment of the productive relationship between two countries.

“Congratulations Prime Minister @narendramodi on your re-election and the faith the people of India have rightfully placed in you. My very best wishes of success to you and the nation of India. We remain committed to the productive relationship between our two nations and people,” Paul Kagamde tweeted.

Narendra Modi replied to him, saying, “Thank you President @PaulKagame for your warm wishes. I look forward to continue working with you to enhance the ties between our countries and our people.”

India and Rwanda cooperate in a wide range of areas, including agriculture, trade, aviation, education, defence, cultural exchange, leather and allied industries. During the mid of April, the government of India donated drugs for hepatitis B and C worth over USD 1.5 million (around RWF 1.4 billion) to Rwanda. Even when Modi visited Rwanda, he had donated 200 cows to poor households in Bugesera District in support of government’s Girinka scheme, a flagship pro-poor programme under which over 340,000 vulnerable households have received at least a cow each since 2006, as reported by The New Times.

Thank you President @PaulKagame for your warm wishes. I look forward to continue working with you to enhance the ties between our countries and our people. https://t.co/cjUXoBAPia

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2019

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