The government of the Russian Federation has congratulated Rwanda upon her election last week to the United Nations Security Council.In a message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo, her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, said Russia is sure that close cooperation between Russia and Rwanda in the Security Council will have a positive impact on their bilateral relations.  He expressed his "most warm and sincere congratulations on the occasion of election of the Republic of Rwanda as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2013-2014”.Lavrov stressed his belief that Rwanda will actively contribute to reinforcing the central role of the UN in the world, enhancing its effectiveness and authority in realisation of the global agenda, as well as to search for collective response of states  to the challenges and threats on a wide range of issues.Other countries which have welcomed Rwanda’s election, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, include the US, China and Italy.