KIGALI, Rwanda
Major General Oumar Diarra,
the Chief of Defense Staff of Mali, is in Rwanda for a three-day official visit
to acquire expertise in the reconstruction of a country and capacity building
of security forces.Major General Oumar Diarra, Chief of Defense staff of Mali arrives at RDF Headquarters.
He, along with his delegation,
was received by his Rwandan counterpart General Jean Bosco Kazura and the Minister
of Defence, Major General Albert Murasira on Tuesday at the Rwanda Defence
Force (RDF) headquarters in Kimihurura.
Speaking to the media, Diarra
said they are here to draw from the “unique Rwandan experience and the
stability in the country as well as the capacity of Rwandan Army to conjoin,
for example, the case in Mozambique.
He said that it is the same
trajectory for Mali of reinforcing the capacity in terms of operating
autonomously and defending the territory, protecting the population and their
properties.
“I was very impressed by the
openness of the General and staff to provide us with whatever we want in order
to build the Malian army capacity,” he said of the discussions he had with both
Rwandan army officials.
He cited key areas of
cooperation such as human resources, training, and military welfare, among
others.
Diarra said that going
forward, they will engage in cementing the military cooperation between both
countries by signing a Memorandum of Understanding and the only remaining thing
is to convince the political authorities to promote this cooperation.
He noted that military
cooperation between African countries is really important to address the issue
of terrorism on the continent which requires capacity building.
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