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Kenyan Senate speaker confirms President William Ruto’s intention to visit Belarus
MINSK, 9 December (BelTA) – Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya Amason Jeffah Kingi confirmed the intention of Kenyan President William Ruto to visit Belarus as he talked to journalists following a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 9 December, BelTA has learned.
“It was a great honor for me to meet with the Belarusian head of state and convey to him the best and warmest wishes from the President of my country William Ruto,” he said. “During today’s meeting, I confirmed the intention of the head of our state to visit Belarus with the aim of signing an agreement on cooperation between our countries in economy and other areas.”
“The signing of such an agreement would help identify areas for cooperation and develop a detailed step-by-step plan of work for our countries,” the speaker of the Kenyan Senate continued. “I am confident that our president’s visit to Belarus next year will allow for the signing of such an agreement. Consequently, with the agreement signed and a plan for our further actions determined, cooperation between the countries will progress significantly faster.”
In Amason Jeffah Kingi’s opinion, the greatest potential for cooperation between the two countries lies in agriculture. “Kenya is an agricultural country. Belarus produces the best tractors in the world. Of course, during today’s meeting we discussed opportunities for cooperation in agriculture and possible supplies of Belarusian agricultural machinery to Kenya,” he stated.
Cooperation in high-tech, education, and tourism is another area of shared interest. Furthermore, a key item on the bilateral agenda is launching direct flights between Belarus and Kenya – a step the Kenya’s Senate speaker believes would undoubtedly facilitate interaction between the business circles of the two countries.
As previously reported, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko renewed his invitation to Kenyan President William Ruto to pay an official visit to Belarus in early 2025. “At the end of 2023, I had very constructive, cordial and friendly talks with Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi. I hope for our further interaction. I have officially invited the president of Kenya to pay an official visit to Belarus and I look forward to seeing him at any time,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with a delegation of the Pan-African Parliament in Minsk. “I am aware of Kenya’s interest in ensuring food security and industrial development. We can make our contribution to the realization of these crucial tasks.”
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