The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Dr Edouard Ngirente is in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, representing President Paul Kagame and Chairperson of the African Union in the 2nd Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum. He called upon Turkish investors to establish their businesses in Africa.
This two day Forum that started yesterday is chaired by His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey. It is attended by different high level officials including His Excellency Mulatu Teshome Wirtu, President of Ethiopia.
Premier Dr. Edouard Ngirente was one of the key Guest Speakers in the today’s opening ceremony. In his remarks, he conveyed to all participants, warm greetings and best wishes from President Paul Kagame.
He thanked President Erdogan and the people of the Republic of Turkey for their warm hospitality and commended the Government of Turkey, the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey, the African Union Commission and their partners, for having jointly organized this important Forum.
The Premier hailed bilateral relations between Turkey and African continent that have gained substantial momentum as a result of Turkish “Opening to Africa policy” that has ushered in a continuous phase of mutually reinforced economic partnership.
He reassured Turkish partners of Africa’s commitment to nurturing this partnership and informed them that Africa is looking forward to implementing recommendations from this Forum.
Speaking for Rwanda, the Premier said: “We have established a very competitive business environment, which is underpinned by zero tolerance for corruption. We welcome Turkish investments in light manufacturing including construction materials, textiles and garments, wood processing, agro-processing, hospitality and many other sub-sectors. The Rwanda Development Board which is represented here, stands ready to render any support needed”.
In the afternoon, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister paid a courtesy call His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey.
They discussed about the good bilateral relations existing between the two countries and expressed the will to take them to a further step.
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