South Sudan President Salva Kiir also the Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) is expected to travel to Burundi and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo amid deteriorating diplomacy between the three countries.
President Kiir arrived in Kigali on Thursday and held, talks with President Paul Kagame on the security situation in the Great Lakes region.
Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta received President Kiir who was accompanied by EAC Secretary-General Peter Mathuki at Kigali International Airport.
Kiir’s visit comes at a time of spiraling confrontation between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The conflict stems from an ongoing military campaign by Kinshasa and allied troops to expel the M23 rebels from the eastern part of the country.
On February 19, Burundi troops joined forces with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops to assist Congolese forces in pacifying violence-hit Eastern DRC.

The African Union Commission (AUC) has warned the West against “interfering with the internal affairs” of the DRC and Rwanda.
AUC Chairperson Moussa Faki voiced his concerns over the ongoing tension in the east of the DRC, where the Congolese Army, backed by troops drawn from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has been battling the M23 rebels.
Faki reiterated his call for rapid de-escalation and cessation of hostilities between DRC and Rwanda while urging foreign entities to refrain from meddling in African state affairs.
“It (AUC) calls on all foreign powers to completely refrain from any interference in the internal affairs of all African countries, particularly those of the African Great Lakes,” AUC Chairperson said in a statement on Wednesday.