{"id":2999,"date":"2014-01-15T08:24:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T08:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulkagame.com\/_test_&#038;web\/?p=2999"},"modified":"2017-07-16T15:26:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T15:26:26","slug":"president-kagame-attends-icglr-summit-in-angola-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulkagame.rw\/2025\/?p=2999","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame attends ICGLR Summit in Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Luanda, 14 January 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Kagame arrived today in Angola where he will be attending the fifth Ordinary Summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region. This year\u2019s ordinary summit will bring together heads of states and representatives from ICGLR twelve member states and will mark the transfer of chairmanship from President Museveni of Uganda to President Dos Santos of Angola.<\/p>\n<p>The summit takes place in the midst of conflict in several great lakes country including Southern Sudan, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo and seeks to reaffirm its commitment to peace and security in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press, Ambassador Karegeya of South Africa spoke on Rwanda\u2019s contribution to the region:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRwanda will be sending troops to the Central African Republic. We believe in peace and security in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">The heads of states meeting was preceded by the Regional Inter-ministerial Committee that brought together Foreign Ministers to discuss the security situation in the great lakes as well as the progress since the last ICGLR ordinary summit held in Kampala. Additional meetings held prior to the heads of state meeting including the meeting of Chiefs of Intelligence Services and General Chiefs of Defense Staff as well as a meeting of Defense Ministers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">The 5th\u00a0Ordinary Summit will be held under theme \u201cLet\u2019s promote peace, security, stability and development in the Great lakes Region.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\">The Summit also marks the first participation of Kenya, the recently added 12th\u00a0member of the ICGLR. Kenya joins Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republice of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luanda, 14 January 2014 President Kagame arrived today in Angola where he will be attending the fifth Ordinary Summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region. This year\u2019s ordinary summit will bring together heads of states and representatives from ICGLR twelve member states and will mark the transfer of chairmanship from President Museveni of Uganda to President Dos Santos of Angola. 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