KAMPALA
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in-charge of International Affairs, Okello Oryem Friday said Uganda is keen to strengthen bilateral relations with the Republic of Turkey.
The Minister revealed at Serena Hotel during a working dinner ahead of the forthcoming Uganda-Turkey Investment, Trade, Industry, and Tourism Summit 2022 slated for 12th to 13th May 2022 at the Speke Resort Munyonyo.
President Yoweri Museveni is expected to preside over the Summit which will be under the theme “Accelerating Investment, Trade, Industry and Tourism between Uganda and Turkey in the Post COVID-19 era”.
The Summit is expected to attract over 600 investors from both countries to enhance trade and business to business networks.
The Summit will be climaxed with the launch of the Uganda-Turkey Industrial Park and Trade Centre in Nakasongola which will be constructed through a partnership between the Uganda Investment Authority and the UPDF’s National Enterprise Corporation.
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