This afternoon, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe received Joan Wiegman, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Rwanda, for a courtesy call.
Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and Ambassador Joan Wiegman discussed further strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries.
Following the 1994 Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was among the first countries and international organizations to respond positively by proving humanitarian aid through emergency and assistance programs in Rwanda in the sectors of Justice, Food Security and Water Resource Management, Decentralization and Governance, the private sector and NGO’s.
Dutch companies enjoy the business climate in Rwanda and many are successful businesses. The Dutch brewery company BRALIRWA / Heineken, Dutch Rabobank in the Rwandan Banking sector and the KLM operates daily direct flights to Kigali. DSM started in Rwanda in 2016 and UNILEVER acquired shares in a Tea Factory, to name but a few. Rwandan flowers company Bella Flowers cooperates with Dutch flower companies to sell Rwandan flowers to the international market. (Fin)