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Russia–Rwanda relations (Russian:Российско-руандийские отношения) refers to thebilateral relationship between the two countries,Russia andRwanda.Russia has an embassy inKigali.
On 30 June 1962, a day beforeRwandagained independence fromBelgium, theSoviet Union sent a telegram toKigali recognising Rwanda as a sovereign and independent state, and offered to establishdiplomatic relations.[1] Diplomatic relations were established between the two states on 17 October 1963.[2]
Rwanda recognised theRussian Federation in January 1992 as thesuccessor state of the Soviet Union, after thelatter's dissolution.[2] Due to financial difficulties, theRwandan embassyin Moscow closed at the end of 1995, and all the activities of the Embassy were shifted to the Rwandan Embassy in Berlin-Germany until recently in March 2013 when Rwandan cabinet appointed its new Ambassador to Russia to be based in Moscow.
The current Ambassador of Rwanda to Russia is Lieutenant GeneralFrank Mushyo Kamanzi, while the current Ambassador of Russia to Rwanda isAlexander Polyakov, who was appointed byRussian PresidentVladimir Putin in June, 14 2024.
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Russian PresidentVladimir Putin andRwandan PresidentPaul Kagame met on the sidelines of the2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in June 2018. Kagame visited again on his birthday in 2019 during the 1stRussia-Africa Summit.[3]
In 2003,Charles Murigande the then RwandaForeign Minister called on Russia for assistance with public health services. He noted that there was 1 doctor for every 50,000 Rwandans, and in 1989 the Soviet Union promised assistance in this field, but it was not forthcoming due to problems with payment.[4]
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