The visiting Kenyan Minister of Defense Eugene Wamalwa and Rwandan Defense Minister Maj. Gen. Albert Murasira pledged Friday in Kigali to beef up pragmatic cooperation between the two militaries.
Among issues discussed were the benefits that the Rwandan army has registered from a partnership with International Computer Driving License (ICDL) in ICT training and skills development in military colleges and other sectors, the military statement said.
The two senior officials also discussed ways of strengthening existing defence cooperation between their respective defence forces and regional efforts to deal with security challenges.
The visit comes after six heads of state of East African Community countries met last month in Nairobi, Kenya to deliberate on the security situation in eastern DR Congo.
The meeting also endorsed the plan, first announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya last month, to deploy an East African Force to the region to stabilise and secure the peace in DR Congo.
The meeting comes in the wake of renewed fighting between the Congolese army (FARDC) and the Congolese rebel group, M23.
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