Museveni welcomes North Korean delegataes to Uganda for summit

Museveni had separate meetings with representatives of North Korea, Egypt, UAE and Sri Lanka, in town for the IPU summit.
Museveni had separate meetings with representatives of North Korea, Egypt, UAE and Sri Lanka, in town for the IPU summit. Credits: www.allshabelle.com

President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed delgates from North Korea at the IPU summit in Kampala, among other countries.

The president also met separately with representatives of  Egypt, UAE and Sri Lanka yesterday at State House, Entebbe.

Museveni congratulated the people of North Korea for maintaining stability in their country, the New Vision reported, welcoming them to Africa.

He also again expressed his deep sympathy to the people of North Korea over the death of their leader Kim Jong-il last year. 

During the meeting with delegates from the other nations, Museveni told them there were opportunities between trade with Uganda in the fields of agriculture, the textile industry, tea processing and value addition.

 

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