Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Rwandan counterpart Vincent Biruta tackled means of boosting bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern in a meeting in the Rwandan capital on Wednesday.
The Egyptian FM, who arrived in Kigali on Tuesday evening, is set to take part in a celebration to mark laying the foundation stone of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Centre in Kigali, Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said.
The Egyptian foreign ministry will fund the processes of purchasing and equipping the center’s first phase through the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD), Hafez said.
Established in July 2014 by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi as the first South-South cooperation institution in Egypt, the EAPD is meant to put the country’s advantages and technical expertise into play for the benefit of the South, especially Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
World-renowned Egyptian heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub will take part in the ceremony together with senior Rwandan officials, including Rwanda's First Lady Jeannette Kagame, Hafez added.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
