Museveni Congratulates New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss

President Museveni has congratulated the newly appointed United Kingdom Prime Minister, Liz Truss.

“This is to congratulate the Rt. Hon. Liz Truss, for being appointed as the new Prime Minister of the UK. After decolonization, we have always had good working relations with the UK and by extension the Commonwealth,” President Museveni said.

Truss, 47, on Tuesday became UK’s 56th Prime Minister after meeting the Queen at Balmoral where she was asked to form a government after Boris Johnson resigned on Monday.

Museveni noted that he looks forward to working closely with Truss on the issue of Trade and Investment, among others.

“We, therefore, look forward to working closely with Rt. Hon. Liz Truss on the issues of Trade, Investment, Tourism and Anti-terrorism,” he said, adding:

“By coincidence, I had the honour to sit next to and engage with the new Prime Minister whenever her predecessor walked out for side meetings.”

Museveni further noted that The Rt.Hon. Boris Johnson has been encouraging investments in Uganda and other Commonwealth countries.

“The big airport at Kabaale near Hoima, built with British funds, is one such example,” he noted.