Iranian President to visit Uganda

Iranian President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadat is scheduled to arrive in Uganda this Wednesday for a two-day state visit, according to the deputy presidential press secretary, Faruk Kirunda.

In a brief statement, Kirunda says that President Sayyid will hold bilateral talks with his host, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe on Wednesday before they jointly address the media at 11 am.  

He explains that in the afternoon, the two heads of state will address a business forum at Al-Mustafa University in Kyengera.

According to Kirunda, the visit is “aimed at strengthening cooperation and trade between the two sister countries.”

After taking office in August 2021, Raisi adopted a new foreign policy oriented towards neighbors, Muslim states, Asian countries and the members of the Non-Aligned Movement.

He will be visiting Africa at the official invitation of his Kenyan, Ugandan and Zimbabwean counterparts with the purpose of diversifying Iran’s export markets and promoting trade cooperation with the foreign countries.

In comments in January 2022, Raisi denounced the objectives and interests that the West pursues in Africa, expressing Iran’s support for African nations’ independence, development and welfare.

Describing plans to establish and strengthen relations with the African states as a priority in Iran’s foreign policy, he said Iran seeks to enhance relations with African countries in all fields.