Kigali, Wednesday 07 October 2020 – President Kagame has on Wednesday joined joins Presidents João Lourenço of Angola and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda for the Regional Leaders Summit of Heads of State held via video-conference and hosted by President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Addressing the summit, President Kagame said that stability is the catalyst for increased trade and investment, adding that it is in the interest of each of the countries and the region as a whole. He also noted that cooperation in fighting insecurity in our region is at the core of our efforts as we allow trade and investment to thrive across borders.

President Kagame also said that whilst the Heads of State are obliged to meet via video conference, the spirit of positive cooperation demonstrated by this meeting is clear, and Rwanda is pleased to participate and make its contribution.