EAM to embark on Uganda, Mozambique visit today
New Delhi, April 9
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a six-day visit to Uganda and Mozambique beginning Monday to explore ways to expand India’s ties with the two countries.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), announcing the visit, said on Sunday that Jaishankar’s first destination would be Uganda.
“The External Affairs Minister will visit Uganda from April 10-12. During the visit, he is expected to hold delegation-level talks with Foreign Minister of Uganda General Jeje Odongo, call on leadership of the country and meet other ministers,” the MEA said.
It said Jaishankar would also inaugurate a transit campus of the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in Jinja.
An MoU between India and Uganda on setting up of the first-ever campus of the NFSU outside India is likely to be signed. The MEA said Jaishankar would also participate in the ground-breaking ceremony of a solar-powered water supply project in Uganda. The MEA said Jaishankar would visit Mozambique from April 13 to 15, adding it would be the first-ever visit by an External Affairs Minister of India to Mozambique.
