Recently, President Museveni received credentials of six newly accredited envoys to Uganda.
The occasions that took place last week on Wednesday 4th July 2018 at State house, Entebbe saw Philippine, Serbian, Spanish, Colombian as well as Austrian and Namibian High commissioners present letters of credence to Museveni.
The President also welcomed to Uganda Ambassador Uriel Norman Garibey of Philippines and pledged all the necessary assistance to fulfil his tour of duties.
While receiving Namibian High Commissioner Theresia Samara, Museveni commended the relationship between Namibia and Uganda saying the two can learn from each other’s experience in a quest to further their respective social and economic development.
Upon meeting High Commissioner Alison Helena Chartres from Australia, Mr. Museveni said that Uganda is more interested in strengthening her partnership with Australia in different sectors including; Investment, energy, technology, water conservation, fisheries, education, agriculture and dairy farming to enhance economic growth.
High Commissioner Chartres pledged the Australian Government’s support to Uganda and the regional as a whole as regards the challenges posed by an influx of refugees.
Receiving the credentials of the new Spanish envoy, Mr. Javier Garcia Viedma Bernaldo De Quiros, President Museveni warmly welcomed him to Uganda and suggested that Spain also be incorporated into the sector of railway construction in Uganda alongside the Chinese who are already deeply involved in that sector.
Ambassador Javier Garcia Viedma De Quiros, said that his country Spain is working to increase its economic relationship with Uganda in particular and the African continent at large taking advantage of its geographical location of being near the African continent.
“The African coastline is part of us. Cooperation for development should be strengthened because what affects Africa affects Spain too,” he said.
President Museveni and the new envoy of the South American country of Colombia, Ms. Elizabeth Taylor, discussed issues related economic growth in the two countries, ways of marketing and boosting tourism in Uganda to international standards as well as the promotion of ecotourism in Colombia.
President Museveni told the new Serbian Ambassador, Mr. Dragan Zupanjevac, that for Uganda, the rekindling of the strong relationship with the Balkan countries, where Serbia belongs, is a crucial issue.
“Let us start afresh. Like the Soviet Union and China supported Africa against colonialism, we cannot forget the old partnership with Serbia,” he noted.
