By RFPosted on 16-10-2019Modified on 16-10-2019 at 01:48
Tuesday in Bangui, President Touadéra received his first African presidential visit with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The people of Bangui came to greet him in the streets that had been cleaned and renovated for the occasion.
Five agreements and memoranda were signed at the Renaissance Palace. Military and economic agreements - mining and oil - have been signed. The result of the tête-à-tête between the two presidents during the commemorations of July in Kigali and various missions that followed.
" I hope that our bilateral relations will be a model of South-South cooperation based on the cardinal values of solidarity, sharing, and African integration capable of withstanding the vagaries of time and becoming permanent in history, " said Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra. " The Central African Republic wants to build on the experience, the example, and the Rwandan model to build a strong, united and prosperous nation, " he added.
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For the Rwandan president, the way out of the crisis must be through dialogue and consensus. " No nation is forever hostage to its past. There is always a choice that can be made collectively to build a future in which every citizen has the feeling of dignity and belonging. For Rwanda, the peace-building process has been a firm commitment to national unity . "
The creation of a joint commission is the next big step for both states.
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