Today, Kenya’s President, H.E. William Ruto, the Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Eng. Waleed A. Elkhereiji, Cuba’s Vice President, H.E. Salvador Valdés Mesa, and the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, arrived in Uganda to participate in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+China summits.
The NAM summit, currently underway at Speke Resort Munyonyo, commenced on January 15 and is scheduled to conclude on January 20, 2024. Following this, the G77+ China summit is set to take place on January 21-22 at the same venue.
These esteemed dignitaries join an impressive lineup that includes South Sudan President, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, Djibouti President, H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, and Somalia President, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, President Salva Kiir was warmly welcomed by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba, representing the Ugandan government, and H.E. Simon Juach Deng, the Ambassador of South Sudan to Uganda.
Notably, during the ongoing NAM summit, South Sudan is anticipated to be admitted as a new member state.
As of Thursday, Uganda had welcomed 1,069 delegates from 116 countries for the 19th Non-Aligned Movement Summit 2024.