Yilmaz currently in Uganda representing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the NAM summit
KAMPALA, Uganda – The Vice President of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz has reiterated Ankara’s willingness to share its model of development with Uganda to foster inclusive economic growth.
Yilmaz currently in Uganda representing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), said this in a meeting the deputy prime minister of Uganda Lukiya Nakadama today. The meeting was attended by Turkish ambassador to Uganda Fatih Ak.
In his speech, Yılmaz conveyed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s greetings, and said that since the president’s visit to Uganda in 2016, there has been tremendous development in the relations between the two countries. He added that the relations between the two countries will develop more rapidly with high-level mutual visits.
He also met with the Turkish business community at the embassy of Türkiye in Uganda.
“We have been receiving important news recently about developments, we will strengthen the trade between the two countries. I hope our Ministry of Foreign Affairs will finalize the agreements on mutual support and facilitation of investments,” he said.
Turkish contracting companies are undertaking infrastructure projects improving Uganda’s transportation network, laying the foundation for long-term economic growth.
“Our duty as the state and government is to provide the appropriate environment, to create a suitable atmosphere with agreements and political relations, but you are the ones who will develop relationships,” he told the business community.
He will hold a bilateral meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and address the Heads of State and Government as a special guest at the NAM summit.
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