Rwanda National Police

The South Korean ambassador to Rwanda, Park Yong-min paid a courtesy call to the Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana, on October 20, and commended the professionalism of the officers in ensuring safety and security of people living in Rwanda.

Ambassador Park and the IGP discussed varied policing areas and how to strengthen the existing cooperation  .

In an interview, Amb. Park the discussions also focused on “possible future cooperation” in areas of training.

“I arrived in Rwanda few months ago and I felt it’s my duty to pay a courtesy call to the IGP. I have expressed my deep gratitude to the Inspector General about the great services rendered by the Rwanda National Police which is greatly contributing to maintaining the stability, safety and peace  of this country which we all enjoy,” Amb. Park said.

“We discussed and agreed to maintain and continue to develop and strengthen the relationship over the years in varied policing areas including capacity building and training programmes in particular. In order to realize and expand our mutual cooperation, we need to discuss together in details,” he added.

South Korea supports Rwanda National Police through Korea International Agency (KOICA), in varied specific domains of training including engineering and road safety.

Both Rwanda National Police and KOICA signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2013 to cooperate in various policing fields. Other areas of cooperation, as per the agreement, include vocational training, public order management, Information Technology (IT) and agriculture.

Capacitating the officers is one of the force’s central role towards sustainable security and a crime-free environment for all.

Cooperation is one of the RNP key priorities.