Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Yusuf Murangwa today received Andreas Reichhardt, Vice Minister for Finance of Austria and his delegation for a courtesy visit.
Discussions focused on potential areas of bilateral cooperation, including health, public finance management, mining, tourism, environment, and digitalization using Government to Government and Business to Business approaches.
Rwanda and Austria maintain active bilateral relations spanning trade, renewable energy, security, and development cooperation. Ambassador Urujeni Bakuramutsa presented her Letters of Credence to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen in Vienna in March 2026.
Finance Minister Yusuf Murangwa received his Austrian counterpart Andreas Reichhardt and his delegation for a courtesy visit
Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and Austrian officials have held ongoing high-level talks to expand institutional ties.
Austria supports Rwanda’s economic transformation, focusing heavily on expertise and technology transfer in renewable energy and technical capacity-building programs.
Both nations signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) permitting RwandAir to operate direct flights to Austrian airports alongside fifth-freedom traffic rights.
The two countries cooperate on security and peace initiatives, including collaborative efforts within peacekeeping frameworks in regions like Mozambique. (End)