Antalya, Turkey | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Abubaker Odongo will this week hold talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Antalya. The minister will seek to fortify Uganda’s diplomatic footprint and explore avenues for mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkey, officials said. Gen Odongo is in Turkey …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Senior officials from member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Monday began a meeting in Kampala ahead of a foreign ministers’ conference to address challenges facing the movement amid rising geopolitical tensions. Ugandan Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo, who opened the NAM Midterm Ministerial Review …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has condemned recent Israeli attacks on Iran, describing them as a violation of international law and calling for an immediate halt to hostilities. Jeje Odongo, Uganda’s minister of foreign affairs, made the remarks while attending the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kingdom of Denmark has reaffirmed its strong and lasting partnership with Uganda. Speaking at the second annual Danish Partnership Day, held under the theme: “Power of Partnerships: Delivering Together for Local Impact.” Unlike a traditional diplomatic event, the Danish Ambassador to Uganda, Signe …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s admission as a BRICS partner state marks a significant milestone in the country’s foreign relations and development aspirations, Foreign Affairs Minister Jeje Odongo has said. In the remarks delivered Tuesday at the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Odongo …
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UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | China will always be a sincere friend and reliable partner of Uganda on the African country’s road to development and revitalization, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeje Odongo, to respond to allegations of the use of Uganda’s consulate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a casino. This follows media reports indicating that Uganda’s consulate building in Dubai, is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has signed the protocol on free movement of persons and transhumance in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development – IGAD Region, an eight-country trade bloc comprising Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. The Protocol on Free Movement of Persons is enshrined in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the UK cannot falsely accuse any Ugandan and he lets it pass. He has therefore tasked the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen Jeje Odongo, and the Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka to provide him with details, after the British High Commissioner reported …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and China on Monday marked the 59th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Chinese embassy in a tweet said the bilateral relations are growing stronger. “Over the past 59 years, China-Uganda relations have been growing from strength to strength and are …
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