Rwanda News Agency/Agence Rwandaise d'Information (Kigali)
29 August 2008
Kigali — President Paul Kagame will be one of the high ranking guests during the 40/40 Double Celebrations to be held next Saturday at the invitation of the Swaziland monarch His Majesty King Mswati III, it was reported Friday.
Mr. Kagame has already confirmed attendance of the double celebration - that will also coincide with King Mswati's birthday and the Independence Day for the southern African tiny nation, The Swazi Observer newspaper reported.
Rwandan envoy to Swaziland and Botswana Mr. Eugene Munyakayanza delivered the confirmation of President Kagame's attendance to King Mswati III - who has been to Rwanda twice for regional summits.
His Majesty said he was looking forward to the visit by Kagame, the daily reported.
King Mswati told the Rwandan envoy that Swaziland and the Rwanda should form a strong partnership because they share a lot of similarities.
"I am aware that there is a draft Bilateral Economic and Trade Cooperation agreement between our two countries that is awaiting finalisation and signing.
"The economic and trade integration of Africa is paramount to the development and prosperity of our continent", he said.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Munyakayanza said his president had maintained regular consultations on all matters regarding the well-being of the Swazi people and African continent.
"I will recall that our two countries are active members of the African Union and COMESA and are champions of the African integration.
"With President Kagame you share the same views of the development of the two nations and you are determined to free your people from poverty.
"Encouraged by these strong ties, your support and the commitment of all the services of your country, I am confident that I will be able to carry out my important mission in the Kingdom of Swaziland."
The flamboyant monarch is under fire from women activists after nine of his 13 wives left for Asia and middles east for a shopping spree.
The march, organized by Positive Living, a non-governmental organization for women with AIDS, culminated in hundreds of protesters handing a petition to the country's Finance Ministry saying the money spent could have been better used on the home front to buy medication for people with HIV/Aids, the BBC reported Thursday.
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