Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs Badr Abdelatty arrived in Kigali and participated in the inauguration of Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
Numerous heads of state witnessed the inauguration ceremony in the Rwandan capital at Amahoro Stadium with around 40,000 attendees.
During his visit to Kigali, Abdelatty paid respects at the Kigali Genocide Memorial and its museum, dedicated to honoring the memory of the genocide that Rwanda endured in 1994.
There, Abdelatty laid a wreath of flowers, left a message in the visitors’ book, and expressed sympathy for the victims and their families.
He also delivered a speech highlighting the inspiration drawn by Rwanda’s success in enhancing tolerance and the resilience showed by the Rwandan people in their journey towards peace, stability and prosperity.
The foreign minister also met with the Egyptian cardiac surgery pioneer Sir Magdi Yacoub. Both also attend an event commemorating the completion of the initial phase of the Magdi Yacoub Center Rwanda – Egypt for Cardiac Surgery.
Abdelatty agenda included discussions with high-ranking officials and dialogues with Rwanda's ministers of foreign affairs and health.
He also engaged with the Egyptian community in Rwanda and partook in a roundtable discussion with prominent Rwandan business leaders and representatives from the private sector.
Source: Egypt Today
