President\nYoweri Museveni has received credentials of 9 new Ambassadors that have been\naccredited to Uganda by their respective countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\nseparate ceremonies yesterday at State House, Entebbe, and witnessed by Foreign\nAffairs, Minister, Mr. Sam Kuteesa, the President received letters of credence\nfrom envoys of Norway, Denmark, Burundi, Italy, Argentina, Botswana, Austria,\nQatar and New Zealand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President and the Norwegian Ambassador, Ms. Elin Ostebo discussed regional issues particularly the peace process and challenges in neighbouring South Sudan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He informed the envoy that Uganda and Sudan, which have the role of guarantors of peace in South Sudan, have agreed to monitor the situation in that country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Welcoming the Danish Ambassador Mr. Nicolai Abraham Hejberg Peterson, the President recalled Denmark\u2019s help to Uganda in the 1980s when the Nordic country gave Uganda milk coolers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He requested the new envoy to solicit for a Danish company that could fabricate milk coolers locally so that Uganda is enabled to boost further her growing dairy industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ambassador\nPeterson revealed that Denmark would collaborate with Uganda in the sectors of\neducation and refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later,\nPresident Museveni received credentials of the new Burundi Envoy, Ms. Epiphanie\nNtamwana Kabushemeye. They discussed matters of bilateral nature between Uganda\nand Burundi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nPresident congratulated the new Italian envoy, Mr. Massimiliano Mazzanti, upon\nhis appointment and commended the friendly and cooperative relations that\nhappily exist between Italy and Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President\nMuseveni and new Argentine Ambassador, Mr. Gomez Bustillo, discussed the\nprogress and challenges pertaining to the beef industry in the Latin America\ncountry in particular and the worldwide market as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nenvoy told President Museveni Argentina would soon expand beef exports. He also\nrevealed that Argentina has the technology to build and install nuclear power\nstations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
President\nMuseveni later welcomed the new Botswana High Commissioner to Uganda, Mr.\nGobopang Duke Lefhoko and wished him the best in the execution of his duties in\nthe country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Receiving\nthe letters of credence of the new Austrian Ambassador, Mr. Roland Hauser,\nPresident Museveni commended the Central European country for the restoration\nof water supply to Kampala City immediately after the NRM Government came to\npower in 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\nthank the Austrian Government for extending a helping hand at the time of\nneed,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Museveni and the new Qatar envoy, Mr. Jabr Bin Ali Al-Dosari discussed issues pertaining to enhancing investments and trade between the two countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, President Museveni and the New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr. Mark Raphael Ramsden, discussed matters of mutual interest between the Commonwealth member countries. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Yoweri Museveni has received credentials of 9 new Ambassadors that have been accredited to Uganda by their respective countries. In separate ceremonies yesterday at State House, Entebbe, and witnessed by Foreign Affairs, Minister, Mr. Sam Kuteesa, the President received letters of credence from envoys of Norway, Denmark, Burundi, Italy, Argentina, Botswana, Austria, Qatar and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":12450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-12449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"\n