President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today met the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Dr. Vladimir Orlić. 

During the meeting at the National Assembly located at 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Belgrade, President Museveni recalled the important moments of the common history of the two countries and their common struggle for freedom and independence, stressing that Serbia and Uganda should continue their struggle for progress and an even better future for their citizens.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today officially opened Uganda Trade Hub known as Uganda Connect in Serbia's capital of Belgrade. 

The hub is aimed at strengthening the bilateral relations between Uganda and Serbia and paving the way for the country's goods and services in the Balkans region. 

Appeals to Putin to discourage by policy importation of raw materials.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this evening held bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the ongoing second Russia-Africa Summit in the Russian City of Saint Petersburg. 

St Petersburg, Russia

We the African Heads of State leading Africa’s Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia condemn the coup detat in the Republic of Niger and call on the military establishment to ensure the safety of President Mohamed Bazoum. We further call for the return of the military forces to their barracks and to ensure the speedy restoration of the democratic order in Niger. 

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg to attend a two-day Second Russia-Africa summit, has today on the sidelines of the summit met and held a meeting with a committee of the African peace initiative on the crisis in Ukraine that recently met Ukrainian President H.E Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to broker and end the conflict in Ukraine.

President Yoweri Museveni this evening arrived in the Russian port city of Saint Petersburg to attend the Second Russia-African summit that will run from the 27th-28th of July 2023.

The President arrived at Pulkovo International Airport in the city of Saint Petersburg and was received by the Russian Federation Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Bogdan Mikhail Lleonidovich and many other senior government officials from the Russian federation.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today left for Russia to join other African leaders for the second Russia- Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum.

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President Museveni who is also the commander in chief of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has urged the forces to emphasize the ideology of Patriotism while serving the people of Uganda.

“Don’t look at the army as a source of jobs. Yes, it might be a job but also there’s service to the country,” Gen. Museveni said, reminding them that they succeeded in building a strong army because of being patriotic and working without pay.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received a special message from the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), H.E Felix Tshisekedi. 

The Special message was delivered by President Tshisekedi's envoy led by the State Minister for Regional Integration in DRC, Mbusa Nyamwisi and the Special Advisor to President Tshisekedi, Tony Kanku Shiku. They were accompanied by Uganda’s Ambassador to DRC, Farid Kaliisa among other DRC senior government officials.