President Yoweri Museveni has met and held talks with his South African counterpart, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in the country for a two-day working visit.
Ramaphosa’s delegation includes Hon. Dr Naledi Pandor, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Hon. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency.
His host Museveni was flanked by Hon. Jason Marksen Oboth-Oboth, the Minister of Defence & Veteran Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba, the minister of state for regional affairs, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and Uganda’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Paul Amoru.
The two Heads of State exchanged views on the peace and security situation in the region.
“They reaffirmed their commitment to working together in pursuit of sustainable peace, stability, and economic development on the Continent,” reads a statement by the Presidential Press Unit.
The statement further said that the two Heads of State held fruitful discussions on bilateral relations as well as regional and continental issues of mutual interest.
Ramaphosa expressed his gratitude to H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the Republic of Uganda, for the warm reception and hospitality accorded to him and the delegation of the Republic of South Africa during the visit.