President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met The Rt. Hon. Baroness Chapman, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for International Development and Africa, at State House, Entebbe, where they discussed strengthening the longstanding partnership between Uganda and the United Kingdom, with particular emphasis on investment and economic cooperation.
During the meeting, President Museveni called upon British and European investors to take a keen interest in investing in Africa, noting that the continent possesses enormous potential for economic growth, trade, and shared prosperity.
The President emphasised that deeper investment partnerships would contribute significantly to value addition, industrialisation, job creation, and the expansion of mutually beneficial trade between Africa and Europe.
President Museveni welcomed The Rt. Hon. Baroness Chapman to Uganda and expressed appreciation for the cordial relations that continue to exist between Uganda and the United Kingdom.
The meeting was also attended by Hon. Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs; Her Excellency Lisa Chesney, the British High Commissioner to Uganda; and other government officials as well as distinguished guests.
