President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, September 4, had bilateral meetings with President Wavel Ramkalawan of Seychelles as well as President William Ruto of Kenya, on the sidelines of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), in in Beijing.

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According to a post on X by the President’s Office, both meetings discussed ways to further strengthen the already existing productive bilateral relations.

On Tuesday, Kagame arrived in Beijing where he is expected to attend the latest FOCAC summit slated for September 4 to 6.

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Themed "Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future,” the forum will bring together African and Chinese leaders to evaluate the existing cooperation environment and draw a blueprint for common development and prosperity.

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At the summit, leaders are expected to adopt two outcome documents, the Declaration and the Action Plan, to build major consensus between the two sides and chart a path for implementing China-Africa cooperation in the next three years.