Japan, Rwanda strengthen relations

Over the past days, the Japanese Ambassador to Rwanda, Shigeo Iwatani, has been a busy man. Iwatani signed a number of grant contracts with various government departments and NGO’s, in which his government will assist Rwandans in various aspects of life. As a sign of good relations between Rwanda and Japan, Ambassador Iwatani, signed the grant contracts to assist in the areas of agriculture, sanitation, health and education, key areas in the country’s socio-economic development. According to Foreign Affairs Minister, Rosemary Museminali, the grant of Rwf 1.7b, to purchase fertilisers, came at a crucial time, when agricultural production went up by 15 percent. This together with the good rains, we are currently experiencing, will go even further, in boosting the agricultural sector.