{"id":2453,"date":"2022-03-15T21:15:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T19:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2022-03-15T21:15:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T19:15:07","slug":"france-rwanda-towards-the-resumption-of-military-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/france-rwanda-towards-the-resumption-of-military-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"France-Rwanda: towards the resumption of military cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>General Jean Bosco Kazura met his French counterpart, General Thierry Burkhard in Paris on Monday 14 March. The exchanges focused on the security situation and bilateral cooperation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General Thierry Burkhard, French Chief of \u00a0Defence Staff of the Armed Forces received General Jean Bosco Kazura for discussions on the resumption of bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) delegation also included the head of defence intelligence, Brigadier General Vincent Nyakarundi, the head of international military cooperation, Brigadier General Patrick Karuretwa and the head of operations and training, Colonel Jean Chrysostome Ngendahimana.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2455\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2455 size-jnews-750x375\" src=\"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/General-de-brigade-Karuretwa--750x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/General-de-brigade-Karuretwa--750x375.jpg 750w, https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/General-de-brigade-Karuretwa--360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the foreground, Brigadier General Patrick Karuretwa, Head of International Military Cooperation. (Photo MOD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe bilateral discussions are focused on the possibilities of reviving and strengthening defence cooperation in areas of mutual interest,\u201d the Rwandan defence ministry said. It added that \u201cregional and global security dynamics were discussed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official account of the French Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces specifies the regions concerned in the exchanges between the two military chiefs. Central and Southern Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Rwandan RDF troops are in Mozambique, in Cabo Delgado, to neutralise the action of the jihadists. It is a mission accomplished. The stabilisation of this northern province is on the agenda today. They have been requested by the Mozambican Head of State, Filipe Nyusi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2456\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2456 size-jnews-750x536\" src=\"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/General-Kazura-MOD--750x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/General-Kazura-MOD--750x533.jpg 750w, https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/General-Kazura-MOD--120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/General-Kazura-MOD--350x250.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">General Kazura in discussion with his French counterpart. (Photo MOD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Central Africa, they are in the Central African Republic (CAR) in two separate missions. One is a UN mission. It is a peacekeeping force. The other is an intervention force at the request of the Central African Head of State, Faustin-Archange Touadera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>G\u00e9rard Rugambwa<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Jean Bosco Kazura met his French counterpart, General Thierry Burkhard in Paris on Monday 14 March. The exchanges focused on the security situation and bilateral cooperation. General Thierry Burkhard, French Chief of \u00a0Defence Staff of the Armed Forces received General Jean Bosco Kazura for discussions on the resumption of bilateral cooperation. 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