Land Minister Park Sang-woo recently visited Rwanda as a special envoy for the president to discuss bilateral cooperation in construction and infrastructure, Park’s office said Sunday.
The two-day visit from Thursday was arranged as part of efforts to strengthen South Korea’s construction and infrastructure ties with the African region at large, and for preparations for the successful hosting of the upcoming South Korea-Africa summit set to be held in Seoul in June, the ministry said.
During the trip, Park paid a courtesy call on Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente and relayed Seoul’s invitation for President Paul Kagame to attend the summit.
Park also met with Jimmy Gasore, Rwanda’s minister of infrastructure. According to the Seoul ministry, Gasore asked for the interest and participation of South Korean companies in various development projects in Rwanda.
The South Korean minister pledged to actively share Seoul’s experiences in laws and regulations involving smooth housing supply, and to support R
wanda’s housing and urban development projects through the dispatch of a joint public-private expert team.
Source: Yonhap News Agency