The Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Jacob Marksons Oboth has met and held a meeting with Speaker of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates Sagr Ghobash, on the sidelines of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi India.
Speaker Oboth described the meeting fruitful and successful meeting as the two leaders discussed how to strengthen bilateral and parliamentary cooperation between Uganda and the Uniyed Arab Emirates and how to expand partnership in areas of mutual interest.
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The United Arab Emirates matters a great deal to Uganda as it is the largest export market and the Speaker want to see more Ugandan coffee, fish, fruit and other processed goods reach that market, and more investments.
Speaker Oboth said that Parliament can help by keeping the people in touch, sharing experience and following up on agreements made by the governments.
He said that themeeting adds to talks with India’s Speaker Lok Sabha and that of Russia’s State Duma and he is look forward to more bilateral engagements and thanked Speaker Ghobash and his delegation for a warm exchange.
Meanwhile Speaker Oboth held a meeting with the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress His Excellency Zheng Jianbang, on the sidelines of the 12th BRICS
Parliamentary Forum.
Speaker Oboth told Vice Chairperson Zheng that China’s Parliament has a unique model that we in Uganda can learn from, and I invited him and his colleagues to visit Kampala and was glad that he accepted and extended a similar invitation to Uganda.
Speaker Oboth observed that Uganda and China have enjoyed an excellent bilateral relationship since October 18th, 1962 and the two countries already work closely, from the Kampala – Entebbe Expressway and the Karuma and Isimba power plants to the scholarships that take young Ugandans to study in China every year.
He noted that there is room to do more between Uganda and China whose decision to open its market to African products without taritts gives Uganda’s farmers and manutacturers a real opportunity, which will see more Ugandan products and processed goods reach Chinese consumers.
Rt Hon Oboth said that Parliaments can bring peoples closer through exchanges of members and staff and emphasized that he is looking forward to deepening the strong ties between Uganda and China and thanked Vice Chairperson Zheng for a warm and constructive meeting.
