Rwanda will open an embassy in Hungary as part of security and migration negotiations

Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is in Hungary on a two-day official visit with the goal of strengthening bilateral ties and formally launching the Rwandan embassy in the European nation.

On Monday, May 12, Nduhungirehe landed in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, where he was greeted by Peter Szijjarto, his colleague and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The two ministers discussed a range of topics, including migration, security, and economic cooperation, before to the embassy’s formal opening.

In a post on X on Monday, the Hungarian minister stated, “Rwanda has one of the biggest peacekeeping forces and is one of the strongest security players in Africa.”

Our security depends on Africa’s stability because without jobs and safety, people will migrate to Europe. We talked about economic linkages, security, and migration.

Nduhungirehe’s visit comes after a previous meeting with Zsolt Meszaros, the Hungarian ambassador to Rwanda, in Kigali on May 6. The main topic of their conversations was how to improve collaboration amongst various industries.

Ambassador Meszaros also met with Nelly Mukazayire, Rwanda’s Minister of sporting, as part of the diplomatic outreach to discuss potential cooperation in the construction of sporting facilities.

These interactions strengthen a growing partnership that was established in 2023 after President Paul Kagame met with former Hungarian President Katalin Novak, who had been to Rwanda.

Three significant Memorandums of Understanding were signed as a result of the high-level discussion: one on the training of nuclear energy specialists in Rwanda, another on academic exchange under the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship program, and a loan arrangement to modernize Rwanda’s Karenge Water Treatment Plant.

President Kagame stressed the partnership’s increasing significance during the discussion with Novak, especially in the fields of nuclear energy and education.