Museveni in trade, security talk with Algeria’s Bouteflika

President Yoweri Museveni and his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika have held a bilateral meeting during which the two discussed matters of mutual importance between the two countries and the African continent.
The two leaders agreed that Mr Museveni’s visit to Algeria offers new cooperative opportunities in areas such as education, vocational training, defense and security and in the oil and gas sector.

Speaking shortly after their meeting President Museveni while addressing the press referred to his Algerian counterpart as his old friend and freedom fighter and that the two leaders had discussed the security situation in North Africa, particularly on how to bring about lasting peace in Libya.
Mr. Museveni further said that he, together with his host, had discussed ways of enhancing trade between the two countries which he said was the most important factor for economic prosperity of both countries.

According to Mr Museveni, they also discussed on how to enhancing cooperation in the areas energy, especially in the oil and gas sector and in human resource development through exchange of scholarships and training programs.
Currently trade between Uganda and Algeria is minimal due to the limited infrastructure connectivity between the two countries.
Uganda's exports to Algeria are low with the major products being cocoa, coffee and tea. Uganda's imports from Algeria are less than USD1m per annum.