President Museveni receives credentials of new envoys

President Yoweri Museveni has received credentials of six newly accredited envoys to Uganda.

Ambassador Uriel Norman Garibey of the Philippines, Namibian High Commissioner Theresia Samaria, Australia’s High Commissioner Alison Helena Chartres and the new Spanish envoy, Mr Javier Garcia Viedma Bernaldo De Quiros, all presented their credentials to the president during separate ceremonies that took place yesterday at State House, Entebbe.

Others are the new envoy of Colombia to Uganda, Ms Elizabeth Taylor and Serbian Ambassador, Mr Dragan Zupanjevac.

While meeting the envoys, Mr Museveni said Uganda will closely work with them and offer the necessary assistance to fulfil their tour of duties.

Mr Museveni said Uganda is interested in further promoting her partnership with Australia in different sectors such as investment, energy, water conservation, fisheries, education, agriculture and dairy farming to spur economic growth. He added that Uganda, offers a variety of investment opportunities.

“We need to look at stronger areas of exploitation in technology, mining and drilling, as well as laboratory equipment at regional and national levels,” he said.

Ms Chartres pledged the Australian government’s support to Uganda and the whole Great Lakes region regarding the challenges posed by an influx of refugees.

President Museveni informed her that although there are many refugees in Uganda who are culturally interlinked, the issue is not numbers but logistics.

Receiving the credentials of the new Spanish envoy, Mr Javier Garcia Viedma Bernaldo De Quiros, President Museveni said Spain would also be incorporated into the sector of railway construction in Uganda alongside the Chinese who are already deeply involved in that sector.

Ambassador Javier 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 Colombia, Ms. Elizabeth Taylor, discussed issues related to economic growth in the two countries, ways of marketing and boosting tourism sector 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.

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