The Ugandan Embassy In Ankara Turkey has organized diplomatic get together Party To Commemorate Uganda’s 60th Independence Anniversary.
This massive event running the theme, “A declaration of African interdependence and our shared destiny” went down on 17th/09/2022 at the Sheraton Hotel in Ankara where different stakeholders congregated to celebrate the mighty Pearl of Africa.
Speaking to the guests, Hon. John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation of the Republic of Uganda said that the relations between the two countries are regulated by cooperation frameworks in the areas which include Trade and Tourism, Military and Defense, Security, Energy, Education, and Parliamentary democracy.
“The visit of the President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Uganda in 2016, and other high-level visits between the two countries have given impetus to the existing vibrant bilateral relations. Both the Uganda Embassy in Ankara and the Turkish Embassy in Kampala have facilitated trade and investment between the two countries, and as a result, the bilateral trade volume has increased from US 32m in 2017 to US71m in 2021.” Hon. Mulimba Said.
He added that in order to realize the dream of helping our people to get out of poverty and attain middle-income country status, the Government of Uganda has embarked on agricultural modernization and industrialization, and as such, Uganda would wish to partner with Turkey in the area of agriculture in order to benefit from Türkiye’s experience and expertise. We also invite Turkish companies to invest and do business in Uganda.
“The recent Uganda-Türkiye Investment, Trade, Industry and Tourism Summit held on 12th-13th May 2022 in Kampala, which culminated into the launch of Uganda Türkiye Industrial Park and Trade Centre, is a clear indication of the commitment of the Uganda Government to attract Turkish investors. The Centre is meant to promote opportunities in four priority sectors; namely, agriculture, manufacturing, ICT and services.” He said adding that he has no doubt that the relations between the two sisterly countries will continue to grow to greater heights.
According to Hon. Mehmet Muş, the Minister of Commerce of the Republic of Türkiye, the relations between Uganda and Türkiye have been developing and deepening on the basis of a sincere friendship in every field.
“The historical visit of our President to Uganda in 2016 marked an important milestone in our relations, setting forward an ambitious road map and defining new economic and commercial goals.” He said adding that In this sense, the Uganda-Türkiye Trade and Investment Summit in May in Kampala was a strong confirmation of the willingness on both sides to develop relations.
Hon. Mehmet Muş also revealed that Türkiye is reinforcing its cooperation with Africa not only on bilateral basis, but also at a Continental scale.
“Our shared vision in global issues plays an important role in advancement of Türkiye-Africa relations. Our African Partnership strategy based on what we call a “win-win” principle, proudly has yielded great success throughout the last two decades.” He said.
