Ansari wraps up Rwanda visit, leaves for Uganda

Vice President Hamid Ansari today left for Uganda after concluding his three-day visit to Rwanda where he held bilateral talks with the top leadership.
During his visit to the east African country, he held talks with President of Senate Bernard Makuza and President Paul Kagame for giving the strategic bilateral ties more content.
He also attended India-Rwanda Business Forum where the two countries signed three MoUs to set up an entrepreneurship development centre in Rwanda, start a direct flight service from Kigali to Mumbai and for making mutual visa requirement exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports.
Ansari, who arrived here on February 19, launched India-Rwanda Innovation Growth Programme that seeks to cement the "strong ties" between the two countries.

He yesterday visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial here and lauded the "resilience and courage" of Rwandans in putting behind hatred and moving ahead on the path of reconciliation.
Today, he addressed a gathering at University of Rwanda and termed the "upsuge" in India-Africa ties as a "win-win" situation.
The Vice President has described his two-nation visit a "conscious effort" by India to "intensify interactions" with Africa.