Today, Monday 22 Apr 2024, the Rwanda Defense Forces(RDF) delegation led by Rwanda’s Army Chief General Mubarakh Muganga visited the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) HQs.
“The delegation was hosted by the Chairman of JAF, Major General Yousef Huneiti, where the two leaders discussed on further strengthening RDF and JAF cooperation”, according to the Rwandan Ministry of Defense.
Over the past, Jordan and Rwanda have cemented ties based on agreements including the waiving of visa for both citizens, pending the opening of Rwanda’s diplomatic mission in Jordan, as announced in 2023.
President Kagame’s last visit to Jordan was in March 2022, where he was hosted by King Abdullah II for a bilateral meeting on discussions enhancing ongoing areas of cooperation in defence and security, especially in fighting terrorism through information and expertise sharing.
In 2015, King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan launched the Aqaba Process to comprehensively address interconnected counter-terrorism and violent extremist threats through informal discussions around three key themes including; prevention, coordination, and ‘filling in the gaps.’
Jordan is a country in Western Asia, which shares borders with other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Israel. (End)