Sat, 24 Apr 2010
Kampala (Earth Times) - Visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday held talks with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni focusing on Tehran's controversial nuclear program, officials said.
In the behind-closed-doors talks, the Tehran leader was asking Kampala for support for Iran's nuclear efforts which are opposed by the United Nations and Western states, foreign ministry permanent secretary James Mugume told the German Press Agency dpa.
But Uganda, which is one of the two African states with a rotational seat in the UN Security Council, has yet to come out officially over the issue, Mugume said.
Saturday's meeting, coming after Ahmadinejad arrived late Friday from Zimbabwe, also saw the Tehran leader reaffirming his interest in investing in the East African country's virgin oil reserves, officials said.
Members of the Iranian government who traveled with Ahmadinejad held talks with Ugandan cabinet ministers including those of energy, agriculture and trade.
Details of the talks were not available to the press but about two billion barrels of oil were discovered in recent years from wells so far explored in the western and north-western regions of the East African state.
Kampala (Earth Times) - Visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday held talks with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni focusing on Tehran's controversial nuclear program, officials said.
In the behind-closed-doors talks, the Tehran leader was asking Kampala for support for Iran's nuclear efforts which are opposed by the United Nations and Western states, foreign ministry permanent secretary James Mugume told the German Press Agency dpa.
But Uganda, which is one of the two African states with a rotational seat in the UN Security Council, has yet to come out officially over the issue, Mugume said.
Saturday's meeting, coming after Ahmadinejad arrived late Friday from Zimbabwe, also saw the Tehran leader reaffirming his interest in investing in the East African country's virgin oil reserves, officials said.
Members of the Iranian government who traveled with Ahmadinejad held talks with Ugandan cabinet ministers including those of energy, agriculture and trade.
Details of the talks were not available to the press but about two billion barrels of oil were discovered in recent years from wells so far explored in the western and north-western regions of the East African state.
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