President Paul Kagame, yesterday, received letters of credence from four envoys accredited to Rwanda at Urugwiro Village in Kacyiru.

The envoys include Pan Hujen, the new Chinese ambassador; Dr Pavel Rezac, of Czech Republic; Qusai Rashed Al-Farhan, of Kuwait; and Mogens Pedersen, the Danish envoy.

Addressing the media shortly after meeting the President, all envoys committed to enhance cooperation between their respective countries and Rwanda.

Hujen, who will be resident in Kigali, said he looks forward to the opportunity to work in Rwanda basing on the already existing good relations between the two countries.

He said in addition to the existing cooperation that has mainly focused on infrastructure development, among others, China looks forward to partner with Rwanda in the development of the latter’s manufacturing and telecommunication sectors.

"Rwanda and China are good partners and good friends. During my tenure, I will do my best to take the bilateral relations to a new height, especially under the leadership of President Kagame and through the guidance of other government leaders.

"We now have solid cooperation in infrastructure and agricultural development. I think we should do more in telecommunication, manufacturing and energy sectors as well as economic development of Rwanda so that our countries can both enjoy common prosperity,” Pan said.

Mogens Pedersen, the Danish envoy who will be resident in Kampala, Uganda, noted that there is a thriving relationship between his country and Rwanda but said that a lot more needs to be done to improve direct development cooperation.

"We want to reinforce our relations in different commercial areas, since Rwanda is doing well in economic and inclusive growth,” Pedersen said.

On his part, Kuwaiti envoy Al-Farhan said he looks forward to strengthen the existing economic cooperation established by his predecessor.

Rwanda and Kuwait’s relations are based, among others, on activities funded or co-funded by the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development.

The fund has previously supported Rwanda in areas of education and health.

During the Third Africa-Arab Heads of State Summit in November 2013, Rwanda and Kuwait signed a $12 million loan agreement to fund the construction of Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru District.

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