Mr president, I want to take this opportunity to welcome you, and your delegation, to Rwanda.

The President and I had a very productive conversation.

Rwanda and Mozambique share very strong bilateral ties, and above else, we are good friends, brothers and sisters.

We already have several cooperation frameworks in place. The priority now is to effectively implement these framework agreements, and that is what our teams will be focusing on.

So far, good progress is being made.

As you have just witnessed, we have renewed our cooperation in peace, security and trade.

Violent extremism on our continent is a growing threat to our people and development.

As Africans, we need to own and confront this problem, as one continent. That is one of the best investments we can make in ourselves.

Outsourcing the responsibility to external actors cannot build lasting peace nor development.

Mr President, Rwanda and Mozambique have a lot in common and to offer one another.

We are happy that you will be visiting some of our key industries, and meeting members of our private sector.

This is a good opportunity to strengthen our business networks, for the benefit of our two nations.

All in all, I am confident that we are on the right path to growing an already excellent partnership that we have, and I look forward to continuing to work with you Mr President.

And once again, I welcome you and your delegation to Rwanda, and I hope you will enjoy your stay with us and feel at home.

I thank you for your kind attention.

May I now invite you, Mr President, to deliver your remarks.