President Paul Kagame held bilateral meetings with five prime ministers from Commonwealth member countries on November 3, on the sidelines of the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. Kagame met with host Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister Philip Davis of the Bahamas, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Godwin Friday of St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini of Eswatini. ALSO READ: CHOGM: Kagame says risk perception should not hinder investment in Global South Earlier that day, Kagame also participated in the first CHOGM Heads of Government Executive Session, alongside Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minsiter Browne and other leaders from across the Commonwealth. The closed-door session brought together leaders to discuss shared challenges and establish guiding principles for cooperation among member states. On November 2, Kagame also met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between Rwanda and Jamaica, particularly in health, defence and tourism. ALSO READ: Kagame, Jamaica PM discuss defence, tourism cooperation The Head of State also attended a reception hosted by King Charles III on the same day, alongside other Heads of Government and senior business leaders, following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Leaders and CEO Investment Summit. The four-day meeting, running from November 1 to 4, is being held under the theme, “Accelerating Partnerships and Investment for a Prosperous Commonwealth”. It brought together leaders from the Commonwealth's 56 member countries to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation, mobilising investment and addressing shared challenges, including climate change, trade barriers, economic inequality and sustainable development. The meeting is expected to conclude with a communiqué outlining leaders' agreed priorities and commitments to advancing cooperation across the Commonwealth.
