{"id":1516,"date":"2012-08-21T11:33:44","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T11:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulkagame.com\/_test_&web\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2017-07-21T13:34:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T13:34:53","slug":"president-kagame-receives-special-envoy-australian-prime-minister-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulkagame.rw\/2025\/?p=1516","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame receives Special Envoy of the Australian Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kigali, 21 August 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Kagame today at Urugwiro Village received the Special Envoy of the Australian Prime Minister, Bob McMullan who is in the country on a four day visit. The meeting mainly focused on ways to strengthen the bi-lateral relationship between Rwanda and Australia, secure Rwanda\u2019s support to Australia\u2019s upcoming candidature to the United Nations Security Council and the MDG Advocacy Group co-chaired by President Kagame and Australian Prime Minister Mrs. Julia Gillard.<\/p>\n

The envoy most recently served as Secretary for International Development Assistance in Parliament where he was instrumental in the 200% increase in aid to Africa since 2005.<\/p>\n

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After the meeting, Bob McMullan told press that Australia hopes to work together with Rwanda to serve on the Security Council better in the next two years. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFriends don\u2019t always agree but they always talk to each other. They always make sure that each knows the other\u2019s view point. We have a lot of common views, not just about African issues but about global issues. We work together on issues like climate change, so we expect to have a lot of common views and shared views with Rwanda but when we don\u2019t agree we will make sure we have a good constructive dialogue and that each knows the others position and the basis for it. We already have a basis for it; the Foreign Ministers talk often and permanent representatives in New York talk often already but we will have to increase that if we work together on the Security Council.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rwanda-Australia diplomatic relations were established in 2007. Today, partnerships with Australia range from scholarships given to Rwandan students to trade relationships with Australia. In 2011, Australia ranks 14th<\/sup> as Rwanda\u2019s principal export destination and Rwanda as 33rd<\/sup> Australia\u2019s principal import sources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australia is also a prominent participant in peacekeeping missions in Africa including under UN Mission in Sudan and the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur.<\/span><\/p>\n

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