Mozambique: Nyusi flew to Rwanda for talks with Kagame; fight against terrorism at the top of the agenda – Watch

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Mozambique: Nyusi flew to Rwanda for talks with Kagame; fight against terrorism at the top of the agenda – Watch

6:19 CAT | 29 Apr 2021

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The Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, flew to Rwanda on Wednesday for talks with his counterpart Paul Kagamé in Kigali, a meeting which served for Mozambique to understand Rwanda’s experience in combating terrorism in Central Africa, TVM reports today .

“We had a discussion about Rwanda’s experience in combating terrorism and violent extremism. Rwanda has an important role in Central Africa, together with United Nations forces, so we wanted to understand what the experience has been like,” said the Mozambican Head of State, moments after the visit to the Rwandan capital on Wednesday, quoted today by Television of Mozambique.

During the meeting, Filipe Nyusi expressed his openness to receive support in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado, but reiterated that the responsibility for protecting the country’s sovereignty rests with Mozambicans.

“This is a war driven by a lot of efforts and with different interests. We left the message to our brother [President Paul Kagamé] that we are open to all support, but we would not like the support to be imposed on Mozambicans”, stressed Nyusi.

The two heads of state addressed other topics, with an emphasis on the peace process and the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The visit, President Nyusi said, was also an opportunity to ask for Rwanda support for Mozambique’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.

Watch the TVM report below:

President Nyusi on openness to receive support in the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado.

“This is a war driven by a lot of efforts & different interests. We left the message to our brother [Kagame] that we’re open to all support”.#FactsOnRwanda pic.twitter.com/UvPjPeju5P

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