According to a statement released by the Office of the President of Türkiye, the two leaders highlighted the positive development in trade and investment relations between Türkiye and Rwanda.
Erdoğan said Türkiye would continue strengthening cooperation with Rwanda in several areas, particularly the defense industry.
The Turkish president also welcomed efforts aimed at de-escalating tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and expressed Türkiye's support for the ongoing process.
The conversation between President Kagame and Erdoğan comes at a time when Rwanda and Türkiye continue to strengthen relations across various areas, including trade, investment and security cooperation.
Rwanda-Türkiye relations cover areas such as trade, investment, education, culture, energy, research and security. The relationship gained further momentum after Rwanda opened its embassy in Ankara in 2013, followed by Türkiye opening its embassy in Kigali in 2014, helping to deepen cooperation between the two countries.
In the years that followed, cooperation between Rwanda and Türkiye expanded, particularly in trade and investment.
Trade between the two countries has grown from a value of about $1 million in the 2000s to nearly $500 million.
During President Kagame's working visit to Türkiye in January 2025, Rwanda and Türkiye signed four cooperation agreements that cover media and communications, civil aircraft accident and serious incident investigation, radio and television, and military electronics and C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) technologies.
President Kagame said the agreements demonstrated the two countries' commitment to continuing to explore opportunities for cooperation, while President Erdoğan described the visit as another new step towards strengthening relations between the two countries.
