The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, on Wednesday afternoon welcomed Luosang Jiangcun, Special Presidential Envoy and Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, and his delegation to Parliament.
Luosang Jiangcun represented President Xi Jinping at Museveni’s inauguration yesterday.
During the meeting, Tayebwa noted that Uganda and China continue to enjoy strong and historic bilateral relations built on mutual respect, political trust, economic cooperation and shared development goals.
He informed the delegation that Uganda appreciates the decades-long support of the Government of China towards Uganda’s infrastructure development, industrialisation, healthcare, education, humanitarian response and human resource development.
Tayebwa also informed the delegation that Uganda is grateful to China for granting duty-free and quota-free market access to 98 tariff lines for Ugandan products, while noting that the biggest challenge remains meeting the required quality standards, which Uganda is actively working on.
The meeting discussed the importance of strengthening parliamentary diplomacy and expanding cooperation in trade, manufacturing, value addition, technology transfer and investment.
“We appreciate the continued cooperation between Uganda and China and remain committed to deepening this partnership for the benefit of our people and future generations,” he said.
The Deputy Speaker reaffirmed Uganda’s commitment to continued collaboration between the two countries and legislatures.
