President Yoweri Museveni has extended invitation to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for an official visit to Uganda for talks over the security and huminatarian crises blighting neighbouring DR Congo and East Africa in general.
The invitation is for next years when Uganda celebrates Liberation Day, observed on January 26th marking the 37th anniversary of Mr Museveni’s ascesion to power after his guerilla war against his predecessor Milton Obote.
“I’m going to write to Macron and invite him here to discuss African and world issues, including Europe” Museveni said as he bade farewell to France’s ambassador to Kampala Jules-Armand Aniambossou who called on him at state house.
Museveni said Europe has nothing to lose if they work well with Africa.
Mr Aniambossou informed the rpesident about his three-year diplomatic tour of duty to Uganda that has come to an end and lauded the cordial relations that exist between Kampala and Paris.
“For the time I have spent here, I discovered Uganda is a very beautiful country. I consider myself somehow like Ugandan and will leave the country as an ambassador. We have done well on our bilateral relations,” he said.
Mr Aniambossou is now headed to Ghana where he will serve as ambassador for the next three years.
The outgoing French ambassador had updated the Ugandan leader about the efforts by France to bring peace in Eastern Congo which was on top of the agenda when Mr. Macron met Rwandan president Paul Kagame and Felix Antoine Tshisekedi of the DR Congo.
Mr Aniambossou however said a sustainable solution to ensure lasting peace in DR Congo cannot be achieved without the active involvement of Uganda.
“We know that we cannot find a sustainable solution without Uganda. We also need to get your advice about the Nairobi process” he told Museveni.
President Museveni said he will have to hold talks with President Macron who seems committed to the peace process in Eastern DRC.
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