South Korean President invites Museveni to Korea-Africa Summit
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received an invitation from his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk Yeol, to attend the Korea-Africa Summit which will take place in Seoul in May 2024.
The invitation was contained in a special message delivered to Museveni on Friday at State House Entebbe by the special envoy of the South Korean leader, Sungmin Jang who is also the senior presidential secretary on future strategy.
Jang was accompanied by Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja and the South Korean ambassador to Uganda, Sung-Soo Park.
The other officials included SK Holdings vice-president, Guillaume Barthe-Dejean, Deputy secretary to the president for future policies, Chang Ho Yoo, Deputy director for planning and execution team, Sangwoo Jang,Deputy director for Middle East Division, Youngchan Park and Other Officials from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Uganda.
President Museveni reiterated his wish for the peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula.
“We really wish for Korea to be united like it was with Vietnam and Germany. For me, someone who likes peace, I really want you to be united through a peaceful unification of Korea,” he said during the meeting.
The Ugandan leader told the envoy that Uganda is ready to work with Korea as well as North Korea because Uganda believes in peaceful coexistence.
“I congratulate the Republic of Korea for rapidly transforming. We are ready to work with you but also work with North Korea because we don’t take sides,” he said.
The President further informed the Jang that Uganda is open and ready to welcome Korean business companies.
On his first visit to Uganda, Jang praised President Museveni for his visionary leadership and economic policies that are now catapulting the economy of the country to greater heights. “Economic growth of 6% is a significant number,” he said.
Jang also called for the opening of a Uganda Embassy in Korea to further deepen and strengthen the economic cooperation between the two countries that has been in existence for the last 60 years.
He further said the Republic of Korea and Uganda share the same values in many aspects that should be exploited for the good of the people of the two brotherly countries.
