Museveni begs China to accept Ugandan products
Museveni who conveyed greetings to the President of China, Xi Jinping, further lauded China for always supporting Africa's development.
President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to the government of China to open their market more for finished goods.
“I would like to encourage China to open their market more for processed coffee and other products, not only raw materials,” he urged.
Museveni made the remarks on Wednesday 22nd November 2023 while meeting a delegation from the National People’s Congress of China led by the standing committee’s Deputy Chairman Luosang Jiangcun at State House Entebbe.
The President noted that Uganda attaches a lot of importance to the China market because it helps to support the prosperity of the East African country.
“When I last checked, China had opened 400 products to enter their country without tax and limit. That is very important because somebody buying what you produce is actual support.
One of the problems of Africa has been the export of raw materials because when you export raw materials you get very much less money, but you also lose jobs. It is important for China and Africa to trade in finished products more,” he noted.
“When you hear that there are crises in many African countries, this is the root cause. The economy cannot grow without value addition. So, I encourage China to open their market more for finished products.”
Museveni who conveyed greetings to the President of China, Xi Jinping, further lauded China for always supporting Africa’s development.
Luosang disclosed that China highly commends Museveni for promoting peace and development in Africa.
“Under your strong leadership, the Ugandan government and people have been committed to an independent development path and you have made notable progress in national socio-economic development. Uganda is a good friend of China, and you are a cooperative partner of China in Africa,” he said.
“In recent years, President Xi Jinping has had multiple meetings with Your Excellency and you have maintained regular communication. You have jointly contributed to the strengthening of bilateral relations between Uganda and China.”
Luosang further reiterated China’s commitment to support Uganda to achieve its socio-economic development agenda.
“We are looking forward to enhancing our bilateral relations and bringing the China-Uganda cooperative partnership to a new era.”
On the issue of NAM and G-77+China Third South Summits, Luosang said China supports Uganda to host the events and that they believe that the two summits will be an opportunity for the developing countries to strengthen solidarity and seek common development.
The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, Government Chief whip, Denis Obua, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze.
