The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ildephonse Musafiri, on Friday, September 22, received a courtesy call from the new Israeli Ambassador to Rwanda, Einat Weiss.

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"They discussed on strengthening collaboration in agriculture development and attracting new investment to Rwanda’s agriculture sector,” the Ministry announced in a post on X.

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The Israeli diplomat earlier told The New Times that as she begins her tour of duty as the Ambassador of Israel in Rwanda, her priorities – areas of bilateral cooperation – will include "health and education sector but also continuing with agriculture.”

"I have to say that I found this country very well based on smart and resilient people. So, we want to further the existing bond by renewing the direct flight between the two countries, which attracts more tourists whereby people can fly for 4 hours instead of 12 hours,” she told The New Times.

"We want to see a significant increase in the number of businesses that come here and agreements signed, a rise in trade and more Israel investors coming to Rwanda in the long run.”