Kenya and Brazil have committed to strengthen diplomatic ties for the benefit of the citizens of the two nations.
President William Ruto said the two countries will be seeking to increase investments in agricultural production and technology, education, trade and commerce.
“The two countries will also set up a Joint Ministerial Committee,” Ruto said on X.
He made the remarks after meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Brazilian president is a guest speaker at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.
Ruto noted that Brazil the current G20 Chair has also committed to support Africa's development agenda.
The G20 brings together the world's major and systemically important economies. Its members represent 85 per cent of global GDP, 75 per cent of international trade and two-thirds of the world's population.
The forum has met every year since its inception in 1999 after the Global Financial Crisis of 1997-98, with leaders meeting for an annual G20 Leaders’ Summit since 2008.
Members are the European Union, the AU, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Ruto has since been appointed the African Union Champion for Institutional Reforms.
Ruto will be replacing Rwandan President Paul Kagame who is set to step down from the role after serving for seven years.
The head of state will be mandated with the responsibility of providing political leadership and vision and completing the Comprehensive Institutional Reform Initiative that kicked off in 2016.
The reforms involve revitalizing the structure, functioning, and focus of the African Union Commission, AU organs, and specialised agencies.
