Museveni hails France for the good relationship

MUSEVENI     FRANCE

President Yoweri Museveni has hailed France for the good and strong relationship that exists between the two contraries 

"Since we came to Government in 1986, Uganda has been having a good relationship with France our countries can still do a lot more in terms of development'' the president said 

President said this on Thursday during the meeting with the French Ambassador to Uganda, Jules Armand Aniambossou, whom he hosted at State House, Entebbe.

Museveni urged the French Government to contribute more in the fight against terrorism adding that France and Uganda should cooperate in the development of space capacity so that Uganda is enabled to provide surveillance mechanisms around the country's lakes for purposes of efficiency in the fishing sector.

Other sectors of development that were discussed included water transport, energy, and education, according to a release from State House.

Speaking during the meeting France ambassador Aniambossou, reaffirmed the commitment of the French government to strengthen further the cooperation between the two countries especially in the economic sector.

He commended President Museveni for his commitment to the sector of investments in Uganda adding that it is very important for Uganda to work for the growth and expansion of the business opportunities in collaboration with other key players.


State Minister for Investments, Evelyn Anite was among dignitaries who attended the meeting.