1. On October 26, Minister Ban Ki-moon will hold the Korea-Rwanda Foreign Ministers' Talks with Minister of 
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda, Charles Murigande, who is scheduled to pay an 
official visit to Korea from October 24 to 28.  The two ministers will take this opportunity to discuss the 
situations on the Korean Peninsula and in Africa, as well as ways to enhance economic cooperation with 
Rwanda and bilateral cooperation in the international arena.  They also plan to sign the Economic, Scientific 
and Technological Cooperation Agreement and the Agreement on Korea Overseas Volunteers Program.

2. Rwanda is hoping to strengthen bilateral economic cooperations and benchmark the ROK for its 
economic reconstruction efforts.  Rwanda also has the most potential for future developments in Africa with 
its active economic and social reconstruction efforts.  Thus, our government plans to further strengthen 
mutually beneficial cooperations with Rwanda and pass on our experiences in economic development.

3. Minister Murigande's itinerary in Korea also includes the following:   courtesy call on Prime Minister; 
meeting with KOICA President; meeting with President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; special 
lecture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; visit to industrial sites and research-development 
organizations.

                                                       Spokesperson of MOFAT 

* unofficial translation