Bush To Visit For 4 Hours Only
Jul 02, 2003
US President George W. Bush’s visit to Uganda will last only four hours and will be restricted to Entebbe.
By Vision Reporters
US President George W. Bush’s visit to Uganda will last only four hours and will be restricted to Entebbe.
Information minister James Nsaba Buturo told media editors yesterday that Bush will lead a team of six senior officials for talks with President Yoweri Museveni whose team will also consist of six ministers.
The talks will focus mainly on HIV/Aids, The African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) and developments in DR Congo.
Bush’s entourage, including the advance teams is estimated at close to 1,000. Bush will be making “day trips to Botswana and Uganda, flying out of Pretoria.†He is due to visit Senegal, Botswana, South Africa, Uganda and Nigeria starting on Monday 7, to Saturday July 12.
Nsaba Butuuro was briefing them on the impeding visit. He said Bush will be travelling from South Africa and will proceed to Nigeria for another stop-over. Unlike the 1998 visit by President Bill Clinton, no regional heads of state have been invited to grace the occasion.
Butuuro appealed to the local media to help make the visit a success.
“Be positive and avoid washing our dirty linen in the open during this period when we shall be the focus of international media,†he said.
Nsaba Butuuro said he wanted a free and vibrant press to debate issues. “The executive should not be jittery when the media reveals things about it. But you must balance the quest for information with national interest and moral responsibility,†he said.
Meanwhile, The Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Walter Kansteiner, who will accompany Bush on his first trip to Africa, said Bush will discuss with Museveni conflict resolution, HIV/Aids and the Congo, reports John Kakande.
The Washington File, a US government bulletin, said Kansteiner described Uganda as “an important player on the war against terrorism.â€
“It’s also a good friend and key ally. We have a lot to talk to President Museveni concerning HIV/AIDS. We have a lot to learn from President Museveni about that disease,†he said.
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US President George W. Bush’s visit to Uganda will last only four hours and will be restricted to Entebbe.
Information minister James Nsaba Buturo told media editors yesterday that Bush will lead a team of six senior officials for talks with President Yoweri Museveni whose team will also consist of six ministers.
The talks will focus mainly on HIV/Aids, The African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) and developments in DR Congo.
Bush’s entourage, including the advance teams is estimated at close to 1,000. Bush will be making “day trips to Botswana and Uganda, flying out of Pretoria.†He is due to visit Senegal, Botswana, South Africa, Uganda and Nigeria starting on Monday 7, to Saturday July 12.
Nsaba Butuuro was briefing them on the impeding visit. He said Bush will be travelling from South Africa and will proceed to Nigeria for another stop-over. Unlike the 1998 visit by President Bill Clinton, no regional heads of state have been invited to grace the occasion.
Butuuro appealed to the local media to help make the visit a success.
“Be positive and avoid washing our dirty linen in the open during this period when we shall be the focus of international media,†he said.
Nsaba Butuuro said he wanted a free and vibrant press to debate issues. “The executive should not be jittery when the media reveals things about it. But you must balance the quest for information with national interest and moral responsibility,†he said.
Meanwhile, The Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Walter Kansteiner, who will accompany Bush on his first trip to Africa, said Bush will discuss with Museveni conflict resolution, HIV/Aids and the Congo, reports John Kakande.
The Washington File, a US government bulletin, said Kansteiner described Uganda as “an important player on the war against terrorism.â€
“It’s also a good friend and key ally. We have a lot to talk to President Museveni concerning HIV/AIDS. We have a lot to learn from President Museveni about that disease,†he said.
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