Heads of state arrive in Uganda to attend IGAD, NAM summits
The leaders who are already in Uganda include South Sudan President H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, Djibouti President H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, and Somali President H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
By Our Reporter
Kampala: A section of Heads of State have arrived on Wednesday in Uganda to attend the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State and Government meeting and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit.
The leaders who are already in Uganda include South Sudan President H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, Djibouti President H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, and Somali President H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
The IGAD summit is slated to commence today at State House, Entebbe, whereas the NAM summit, which is being held at Speke Resort Munyonyo, started on January 15, 2024, and will end on January 20, 2024.
At Entebbe International Airport, President Salva Kiir was received by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba, on behalf of the Ugandan government, and H.E. Simon Juach Deng, the Ambassador of South Sudan to Uganda.
During the NAM summit, South Sudan will be admitted as a new member state.
On the other hand, President Guelleh was received at Entebbe International Airport by the Minister of State for Defense and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth, while His Excellency Mohamud was received by the Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs, Hon.Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja.
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