The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and regional security

President Museveni Friday evening held bilateral talks with the newly elected Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president, Mr Felix Tshisekedi at State House, Entebbe.
Mr Tshisekedi, on a one-day working visit to Uganda Mr Museveni, discussed trade, security and bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries, according to a statement from Mr Museveni’s press team.

“President Museveni later hosted President Tshisekedi to a dinner,” read the statement without giving further details.

Mr Museveni also tweeted on Saturday saying: "Last evening, I hosted His Excellency Felix Tshisekedi at State House Entebbe. We discussed trade, regional security and other areas of bilateral interest to Uganda and the DR Congo."

This is the second time the two leaders are meeting in less than six months. Mr Tshisekedi, 56 met Mr Museveni before the highly contested election that saw him declared as DR Congo president in January this year replacing Joseph Kabila, who had ruled the country for 18 years.

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Mr Felix Tshisekedi will replace President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the country for 18 years.

Mr Museveni who has been in power since 1986 met with Mr Tshisekedi in October 2018, a tell-tale sign of the already established working relationship between Kampala and the Kinshasa government.

Mr Tshisekedi, leader of Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party, the main opposition party, was on January 10 declared surprise winner of the presidential elections with 38 per cent or more than seven million votes against the more than six million votes garnered by Engagement for Citizenship and Development party’s Martin Fayulu who came in the second place while Mr Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, backed by President Kabila, came in third place with more than four million votes.
These elections were seen by many as a hypothesis that the DRC had a first transition of peaceful power since its independence in 1960.