Speaker Anita Amongst has met a delegation of Members of Parliament from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with regional safety and commerce high on the agenda.
Speaker Amongst mentioned safety is vital in enabling integration and rising the commerce portfolio between the 2 nations which is at the moment undermined by incessant terrorist exercise in Japanese DRC.
“We’re very keen to extend and enhance cross-border commerce. Guarantee there’s peace and safety within the two nations, and you can not do enterprise while you don’t have peace,” she mentioned.
With concentrate on parliamentary diplomacy, Amongst mentioned MPs from the 2 nations needs to be the anchors and guarantors of peace and prosperity for his or her peoples.
“The assembly will deliberate upon legislative cooperation particularly between the DRC and Uganda. We are able to have the ability to benchmark and mutually be taught finest practices from each other; it’s between you and me who’re representatives of the folks to make sure they’ve peace and may go about their companies with out hindrance,” she mentioned.
The pinnacle of the DRC delegation, Hon. Lambert Mende expressed confidence within the sturdy bilateral relations between the 2 nations, saying Parliament needs to be the point of interest for bolstering cooperation.
“The aim of this assembly is to strengthen the relations between DRC and Uganda, and we should always kind a DRC – Uganda friendship group to foster peace, cooperation and good neighbourliness,” he mentioned.
The never-ending battle within the largest East African nation, mentioned Mende, requires pressing consideration, because it “imposes a extreme hardship on the communities dwelling within the neighbourhood”.
The Minister of State for Sports activities, Hon. Peter Ogwang and Clerk to Parliament, Hon. Adolf Mwesige have been in attendance.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.