Museveni attends EAC summit in Tanzania

Sep 08, 2016

The two-day summit will, among other things, receive and discuss a report on the dialogue in Burundi.

DAR-ES-SALAAM - President Yoweri Museveni is in the Tanzanian capital of Dar-es-Salaam for the 17th Extra-ordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State that is slated for today.

The two-day extraordinary summit of the East African community will, among other things, receive and discuss a report on the dialogue in Burundi and the security situation there and also discuss a report on South Sudan.

The Summit is also set to receive a report of the East African Council on the European Union-East African Community partnership agreement. Shortly after his arrival, President Museveni headed to State House, Dares- Salaam, where he was received by President John Pombe Magufuli.

The two leaders held talks, according to a statement issued from State House.

 
At Julius Nyerere International Airport Dar-es- Salaam, Museveni was received by, among others, the Tanzanian minister of finance Phillip Mpango; Uganda's Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs Kirunda Kivejinja; state minister for regional affairs Philemon Mateke; Uganda's high commissioner to Tanzania Dorothy Hyuha and Tanzanian government and security officials.

The President was also treated to a red carpet welcome and inspected a guard of honour mounted by the Tanzanian Police Force.

Both South Sudan and Burundi have been torn apart by violent conflicts. The regional states have been working to end the conflicts in the two states.

Since last year, there have been talks aimed at finding a solution to the political crisis in Burundi.

Museveni was selected by the third extra ordinary summit of the East African Community Heads of State on July 6 last year to mediate in the talks aimed at ending the crisis in Burundi.

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President Museveni  and Tanzania President Magufuli with Tanzania Foreign Affairs minister Dr. Augustine Mahiga (extreme right) and Minister for Finance and Planning Dr. Philip Mpango (extreme left)  at State House Dar-es-Salaam

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