REMARKS BY HON. JOHN MULIMBA, MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN CHARGE OF REGIONAL AFFAIRS,OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CANCER ROTARY RUN. THURSDAY 3rd AUGUST, 2023 Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests, Members of the Rotary Community, All Invited Guests and Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Am profoundly honoured to participate in the launch of this 12th Edition of Cancer Run today Thursday 3rd August, 2023.

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WOOS JAPANESE COMPANIES TO SUPPORT UGANDA ON VALUE ADDITION

Hon. Gen. Jeje Odongo held bilateral meetings with his counterpart The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan H.E. Hayashi Yoshimasa. The meetings focused at strengthening the bilateral relations between Uganda and Japan

H.E. Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan has arrived at Entebbe International Airport He was received by Hon. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar (Minister of Foreign Affairs)

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI LAUNCHES UGANDA TRADE HUB IN SERBIA 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. Launching the facility today, President Museveni who is on a two-day official visit to Serbia thanked his host, H.E Aleksandar Vucic and his government for giving Uganda a chance to promote her exports in the European country.

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI ARRIVES IN SERBIA FOR A TWO-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this evening arrived in the Republic of Serbia for a two-day official visit.

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HOLDS BILATERAL TALKS WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN 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.

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 27^th-28^th 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.

H.E Macky Sall, the President of the Republic of Senegal will be in Uganda for an Official Visit from 18^th -19^th July,2023.

The purpose of the visit is to strengthen the excellent bilateral relations between the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Senegal