Ambassador Jonnie Carson, a United States Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, met President Paul Kagame to discuss regional security.
Carson was completing his two days official visit to Rwanda at president’s office Village Urugwiro where he said that they also talked the country’s peacekeeping role in the region, especially in the Darfur, Southern Sudan.
“I had the opportunity to talk about regional affairs, issues related to peacekeeping in Africa, some of the conflicts that continue to persist in the Horn of Africa and in the Eastern DR Congo,” Carson said.
Carson hailed Kagame for his persistent peacekeeping missions in Darfur and Haiti and progress in the country.
“It has given me an opportunity to renew an old friendship with the President and to see the enormous progress that has been made in this country since the tragic events of 1994. The government should be complimented and applauded on the work it has done in health, in agriculture, in providing IT services and in the work that it’s doing to improve the schools,” he said.
Carson noted that President Kagame has demonstrated commitment to doing the right thing, as evidenced by the good services provided to the citizens, adding, “US-Rwandan relations are very good and we are just trying to make it better.”
Earlier on amb. Carson visited Kibagabaga Hospital with health Minister Dr. Agnes Binagwaho where he commended Rwanda’s development in health sector.
Amb.Carson said that he was impressed with the improvement made in Rwanda’s health care system.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mary Baine, said that Ambassador Carson came to Rwanda to discuss US-Rwanda relations as well as issues in the region.
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