Rwanda and Togo have signed two agreements in New York to establish regular political consultations and a joint commission to coordinate cooperation between the countries.
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, signed the agreements with his Togolese counterpart, Prof. Robert Dussey, during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The signing follows a visa waiver agreement the ministers concluded in Lomé in January. Covering holders of all passport categories, that agreement was intended to make travel easier and strengthen economic and people-to-people ties.
Togo also serves as the African Union mediator in the peace process involving Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
That role provides context for the countries’ diplomatic contact, although the agreements signed in New York concern cooperation between Rwanda and Togo rather than the peace process.
The new agreements provide a structure for talks and follow-up. The information released with the signing did not say when the joint commission would first meet or which projects it would take up.
