KIGALI, Rwanda
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Symonds on Thursday morning arrived in Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM).
Following his arrival, he met
with President Paul Kagame where the two leaders held talks on existing
partnerships between Rwanda and the UK, including the recent Migration and
Economic Development Partnerships.
Johnson is also expected to
attend the closing of the Commonwealth Business Forum, which is happening at
the Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village.
Besides CHOGM, the Prime
Minister will be looking forward to seeing the country that will receive the
Migrants from the UK, according to British media.
According to the BBC, Johnson
said his visit will help him see the country with which Britain had an
important economic and migration partnership.
He says it’s an opportunity
for him to come to Rwanda before the people his government plan to send here
whose first flight was halted on last minute last week by the European Court of
Human Rights.
Announcing on his Twitter
handle Johnson said he was in Rwanda to work with other leaders to address
global challenges, from hunger to climate change, and to turbocharge trade with
some of the world’s most dynamic economies.
Johnson arrived in Rwanda
after Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall had arrived a
day before for the Commonwealth heads of Government meeting in Rwanda that is
expected to end on June 26.
The United Kingdom is the
current chair-in-office of the 54-nation bloc and will be handing over to
Rwanda at the end of the Kigali meeting.
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