European Union Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Ambassador Johan Borgstam, arrived in Rwanda on Thursday, October 23, for a four-day official visit.

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On Thursday, Borgstam met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and the Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda.

Their discussions "focused on recent developments in the region, including progress in the ongoing peace process in the DR Congo,” the foreign ministry said in a post on X.

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This is Borgstam’s second visit to Rwanda since his appointment in late July 2024. His first was in October last year, when he met President Paul Kagame at Village Urugwiro, following a trip to DR Congo, where he held talks with Congolese officials.

Discussions with President Kagame at the time centered on the regional security situation.