The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has wooed Turkish investors to tap into the immense opportunities in Uganda and the East African Community.
President Museveni was opening the Uganda Turkey Investment Trade, Industry and Tourism summit that kicked off Thursday at Speke Resort, Munyonyo.
“Uganda has begun to change. We have encouraged families in Rural areas to go into commercial agriculture. There are a lot of opportunities in agro-processing. What Uganda needs right now is value addition and any investor that wants to invest in value addition is highly welcome,” he said.
Uganda is hosting the Uganda -Turkey Investment Trade, Industry and Tourism Summit themed ‘’Accelerating Investment, Trade, Industry and Tourism in a Post- Covid Era’’
In his welcoming remarks Hon. Oryem Okello, the State Minister of International Cooperation said Uganda and Turkey enjoy strong and close bilateral ties with excellent political, social and cultural relations.
‘’He added that Uganda values these relations and it’s committed to deepening them further in all fields, for the mutual benefit and prosperity of our two peoples. The opening of the Turkish International Cooperation Agency (TIKA) offices in Uganda provided both parties with more latitude to expand bilateral cooperation including support in humanitarian and development aid projects’’.