Uganda-Rwanda Relations: Another Meeting Held in Kigali

A Ugandan delegation led by foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa is in Rwanda’s capital Kigali for a follow up meeting of the joint Ad-hoc Commission set up to help implement the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Rwanda and Uganda in Luanda.

The meeting is aimed at normalising relations between the two neighbouring nations.

After months of high-level political dialogue, Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame signed an MoU on regional co-operation and security, setting the pace for the improvement of political and trade relations between Uganda and Rwanda.

The latest meeting comes after President Museveni and the Rwandan counterpart held another round of talks over the same.

The two presidents earlier this month agreed to hold the next round of talks at Gatuna/Katuna border on February 21, 2020 as part of efforts to mend relations between the two countries.

According to the Luanda pact, the two leaders agreed to “respect the sovereignty” of Uganda and Rwanda and other neighbouring countries.

The two leaders also agreed to “resume as soon as possible the cross-border activities between both countries, including the movement of persons and goods, for the development and improvement of the lives of their population”.

Kutesa and co are in Kigali for the harmonisation of the further implementation process of the accord.

Foreign affairs State minister Olivier Nduhungirehe is leading the Rwandan delegation.