A French Senatorial delegation comprising Senators Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Jean-Luc Ruelle and François Bonneau, was received by the Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, at his offices in Kigali on Monday, June 10. According to the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), the visiting delegation was accompanied by the Ambassador of France to Rwanda and the French Defence Attaché. “The discussions were centered around Rwanda-France Defence Cooperation,” notes a post by RDF, on X. ALSO READ: Rwanda, France agree on new defence cooperation roadmap Mid last month, a Rwanda Defence Force delegation led by Brig Gen Patrick Karuretwa, Head of International Military Cooperation Department, concluded a second Joint Military Commission meeting with authorities of the French Armed Forces, in Paris. At the time, the two sides reviewed the status of defence cooperation and signed a new roadmap that will guide bilateral cooperation between the two countries until 2025. Last year, a delegation from the French Armed Forces (FAF) led by Brig Gen Fabien Kuzniak, the Head of Southern Bilateral Cooperation Department, was in Kigali to explore opportunities to further enhance the partnership with RDF. Earlier, in May 2022, RDF hosted a delegation from the French Armed Forces for a one-day working visit as a follow up to another visit by an RDF delegation to France in March 2022.
