H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, this morning at State House Entebbe, welcomed the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of the Sudan, H.E Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. They deliberated on bilateral and regional issues.

The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) wishes to inform the general public that His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda, Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today met and held discussions with His Excellency, Salva Kiir, President of South Sudan at State House-Entebbe. The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest between the two brotherly countries and border security.

On the margins of the ongoing G77/China Summit taking place in Havana, Cuba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Gen. Jeje Odong held talks with H.E. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba. They exchanged views on bilateral cooperation and other topical issues of mutual interest. The two sides signed MoUs on Regular Diplomatic Consultations and in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation.

An ICT Regulators Meeting of Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIPs) to review the implementation of the One Network Area (ONA) has opened this morning, Thursday, 14th September 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. The member states of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects are Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, and Kenya. The meeting is expected to review the emerging issues from the implementation of the ONA including review of roaming charges within the region, SMS and Data frameworks as directed during the 14th Summit of Heads of State in 2018.

HON ODONGO RECEIVES COPIES OF LETTERS OF CREDENCE OF NORWEGIAN ENVOY Hon. Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, received Copies of letters of credence from H.E .Ms. Anne Hermansen, Ambassador –Designate of Norway to Uganda.

Today MSFA/IA held a meeting with Mr. Chang Ho-jin - the 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Korea. During the meeting the two Principals emphasized the need for people to people interaction as a way of deepening bilateral ties, trade and political cooperation. MSFA/IA informed his host of the abundant opportunities in Uganda especially: agro processing, energy sector, oil and gas, tourism which Koreans should seize. Uganda is peaceful and ripe for development.

“WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A STRONG ECONOMY” - PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WOOS SOUTH AFRICAN INVESTORS

UGANDA’S CONTEMPORARY FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE NRM GOVERNMENT: A BROAD OVERVIEW A paper presented to the Uganda Council on Foreign Relations (UCFR) By: Hon. John Mulimba Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/ Regional Affairs 31st August 2023   The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Members of the Uganda Council on Foreign Relations; The Heads of Diplomatic Missions present; The Honorary Consuls; Heads of International Organizations and CSOs; Representatives of the Private Sector and Academia; The Media Fraternity; Representatives of the Students Community; Ladies and Gentlemen;

The MSFA/IA Hon. Okello Oryem and MFA of Singapore Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan met at the Ministry Headquarters in Singapore. The two discussed issues of mutual interest including areas of cooperation in line with promotion of trade & investment between the two countries.The Minister of Foreign Affairs Singapore proposed to his counterpart of the need for Uganda to enact investment protection laws. Hon. Okello Oryem extended an invitation to his host to visit Uganda.