Narendra Modi in Rwanda: PM holds talks with Paul Kagame; India extends $200 million credit lines

Narendra Modi in Rwanda: PM holds talks with Paul Kagame; India extends $200 million credit lines

FP Staff July 24, 2018, 18:52:29 IST

Narendra Modi began his Africa tour with Rwanda and arrived in the country on Monday as part of India’s outreach to the resource-rich continent

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his Africa tour with Rwanda and arrived in the country on Monday as part of India’s outreach to the resource-rich continent. He also held one-on-one talks with Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame. PTI

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India has extended $200 million lines of credit to Rwanda for its economic development, signed a defence cooperation agreement and will soon open a High Commission in Rwanda. PTI

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Modi also praised the Indian community’s “very positive” influence on the India-Rwanda friendship and said that in every part of the world, the Indian diaspora is distinguishing itself and making the countrymen proud of its accomplishments. PTI

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Modi also visited the Genocide Memorial Centre which honours over 250,000 victims of Rwanda’s mass killings in 1994. PTI

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Modi on Tuesday gifted 200 cows to villagers in Rwanda to support Kagame’s ambitious initiative for poverty reduction and tackling childhood malnutrition. Twitter @narendramodi

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Modi gifted the cows to poor families during a function at Rweru Model Village and appreciated the government’s ‘Girinka Programme’. Twitter @narendramodi

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