President Yoweri Museveni and his counterpart from Senegal, H.E Macky Sall yesterday (Tuesday) echoed the call for continued collaboration on a number of issues including economic, political, tourism and natural resources extraction and management.
Mr Museveni directed the responsible ministers in Uganda to initiate and finalise negotiations on all outstanding issues of common interest with an emphasis on value addition and enhanced cooperation in the oil and gas sector, following the discovery of significant quantities in both countries.
“…we agreed to cooperate in the areas of Political, Economic, Environmental, Tourism, Agriculture, Intelligence and Security as well as Natural Resources. This is with an emphasis on value addition and enhanced cooperation in the oil and gas sector, following the discovery of significant quantities in both countries,” said Mr Museveni in a tweet on Tuesday evening after the meeting with Mackay Sall at State House Entebbe.
“Furthermore, Uganda & Senegal being members of the African Peace Initiative/Plan, we shall continue to advocate for a peaceful resolution to the Russia -Ukraine conflict,” he added.
On his part, President Sall, who is in Uganda for a two-day official visit thanked Mr Museveni for his good leadership and asserted that his visit was consistent with traditional African hospitality.
The Senegalese president was accompanied by a delegation consisting of ministers and other senior government officials.
President Sall condemned the recent attack and killing of innocent students in Kasese and expressed his condolences to the parents, the community of Kasese and Ugandans in general.
“He expressed the need to continue with the fight against terrorism across the continent and thanked His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni for Uganda’s long-term contribution to the peace efforts on the continent,” the statement added.
According to a statement by the State House, the two leaders also “reaffirmed the strong historical relations based on political, economic, social and cultural ties that date back to the years of the struggle against colonialism in Africa, that binds the two countries.”
“The two presidents expressed the need to work for the unity of Africa by eliminating Anglophone francophone divisions,” reads a Commonunique from the State House.
At a global level, the two heads of state pledged their unwavering support for a peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and called for more constructive engagements and continued dialogue from both parties with the support of the international community.
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