During the meeting with Minister Fall, President Kagame was accompanied by the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Yusuf Murangwa.
The meeting comes two weeks after President Kagame held a telephone conversation with his Senegalese counterpart regarding the progress in advancing peace in the region through the East African Community (EAC)â€"Southern African Development Community (SADC) process.
President Kagame described the talks as productive. The EAC and SADC are jointly involved in efforts to address the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where government forces and the AFC/M23 rebels have been fighting.
During a joint EAC-SADC Heads of State Summit held on March 24, regional leaders appointed a five-member panel comprising former heads of state to facilitate the talks. Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo are co-chairing the panel.
Meanwhile, during their phone call last month, Presidents Kagame and Faye also discussed the strong and mutually beneficial cooperation between the people of Rwanda and Senegal.
Rwanda and Senegal have maintained strong bilateral relations for many years, reinforced by reciprocal visits by their leaders to Dakar and Kigali, as well as through various cooperation agreements.
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