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PM Modi arrived Tuesday night in Kampala for a two-day visit to Uganda. (Kippala)
India has extended Tuesday two lines of credit in the amount of nearly $ 200 million in Uganda and signed a defense cooperation agreement with the African nation, the United States. Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with President Yoweri Museveni. Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Kampala Tuesday night for a two-day visit to Uganda – the first bilateral visit of an Indian prime minister since 1997, held a face-to-face meeting with him. President Museveni, which was followed by a discussion at the delegation level, reviewed all aspects of bilateral relations.
Following negotiations at the delegation level, the two parties signed four Memorandums of Understanding in the areas of defense cooperation, visa waiver for holders of official and diplomatic passports, cultural exchange program and materials testing laboratory. He praised the proven relationship between the two countries and said that India was ready to strengthen cooperation in the defense sector with Uganda.
Prime Minister Modi said that India and Uganda should strengthen cooperation in the field of military training. He also announced that he would provide vehicles and ambulances to Ugandan and civilian forces.
"India will help Uganda in training, capacity building, infrastructure development, information technology and development initiatives". India will provide a cancer treatment machine at the Kampala Cancer Institute. "It will help Uganda as well as other African countries," he added.
"Uganda was always close to our heart and will remain so in the future, India was always there to help Uganda in its development initiatives."
"We will continue to support Uganda," added the prime minister.
Describing the Ugandan president as an "old friend of India", he recalled the memory of his first trip to Uganda as chief minister of Gujarat.
On his side, President Museveni welcomed Modi saying that his approach to the management of affairs in public affairs brought a lot of changes in India
"Instead of worshiping bureaucracy, it favors President Museveni also called for an approach of mutual prosperity in which the two countries mutually support each other.
Projecting Uganda as a major tourist destination, he said that he "India can help Uganda promote tourism by launching direct flights from Mumbai and other cities," he added.
He also asked for help from Indian experts for the manufacture and assembly of solar panels, water pump which the country needs for irrigation.
President Uganada has sought the assistance of l & # 39; India to improve health care facilities in his country.
