January 21, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan and Rwanda have agreed on the potential benefits of enhancing cooperation in the areas of trade and investment,
The agreement was reached during the first round of Bilateral Political Consultations between the two countries, held in Kigali.
The areas where both countries agreed to cooperate were initiation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Preferential Trade Agreement, defence and security, education, culture, science, Information Technology and agriculture.
The Pakistani delegation was led by Additional Foreign Secretary (Africa) Ambassador Hamid Asghar Khan, while Ambassador Clementine Mukeka, Permanent Secretary of Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed the Rwandan side, according to the press release.
The two sides emphasized the significance of international collaboration in addressing shared global challenges and committed to strengthening cooperation in multilateral platforms.
Earlier, the two sides signed a MoU to establish Bilateral Political Consultations between the two nations.