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Jaishankar Arrives In Uganda, To Hold Delegation-level Talks With Counterpart Jeje Odongo

Jaishankar will have delegation-level talks with his Ugandan counterpart during his visit to Uganda as both sides look forward to enhancing bilateral ties between the two nations

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Uganda for a 3-day diplomatic visit on Monday afternoon. On his arrival, the EAM was received by Foreign Minister General Jeje Odongo and Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Vincent Ssempijja.

Jaishankar will have delegation-level talks with his Ugandan counterpart during his visit to Uganda as both sides look forward to enhancing bilateral ties between the two nations.

Informing of the arrival, Jaishankar took to Twitter and wrote, "Arrived in Uganda this afternoon. Glad to be received by Foreign Minister General Jeje Odongo and Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Vincent Ssempijja."

"Look forward to productive discussions to take forward South-South cooperation," the tweet read further.

During the visit from 10 to 12 April, he is expected to hold talks with Ugandan counterpart General Jeje Odongo and call on the leadership of the country and meet other Ministers, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official release on Sunday.

During the visit, Jaishankar will inaugurate the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) transit campus in Jinja. A bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Uganda on setting up of the first-ever campus of NFSU outside India is likely to be signed during the visit, the press release said.

Jaishankar will also attend the ground-breaking ceremony of a solar-powered water supply project in Uganda. He will also address Uganda's trade and business community and interact with the Indian diaspora, according to an MEA press release.

From 13 to 15 April, Jaishankar will visit Mozambique. "This will be the first-ever visit by an External Affairs Minister of India to the Republic of Mozambique," according to the MEA release.

During the visit, he will meet Mozambique's top leadership and co-chair the 5th Session of the Joint Commission Meeting with Mozambican Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo.

The EAM is expected to meet several other Ministers and representatives of the Assembly of Mozambique. (ANI) 


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