The President urged Korean companies to seize the opportunity, provided by Kenya through its surplus power production and strong IT foundation, to make profitable investments. Uganda was her second destination after Ethiopia on her state visit to the continent of African. In exchange, Korea will share its knowledge in the e-government, ICT and health sectors. On May 29, Uganda’s deputy government spokesman Shaban Bantariza took issue with the announcement by Blue House Spokesperson Jung Yeon-Guk that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had given orders to halt military cooperation with North Korea.
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According to reports, the South Korean leader seeks to discuss business expansion and secure cooperation to tame North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
Park also signed a deal with Kenya’s Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’I on the establishment of a South Korean University estimated to be worth $10 million.
Deputy President William Ruto said there is a lot Kenya can learn from Korea since they were at the same economic level a few decades ago. Uganda and South Korea have signed c…
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi for a three-day state visit during which she will sign various bilateral agreements with her host President Uhuru Kenyatta.
In Africa, Park also promoted the Korea Aid project, a newly-launched official development assistance (ODA) program.
She will also attend the ground-breaking ceremony of the Korea House at the International University Campus in Paris(Cite Internationale Universitaire De Paris).
Uganda’s Foreign Minister told NK News on Monday that Kampala will not be breaking ties with North Korea, as had been erroneously reported by some media organizations earlier the same day.
The launch is widely seen as North Korea’s latest defiance against United Nations sanctions, which ban the country from launching ballistic missiles.
Park in her article published by local daily New Vision on Friday prior to her visit, described Uganda as a country of “possibilities” and “hope” due to its unlimited potential for growth that springs from its abundant natural resources, political stability and young population.
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North Korea has been training the Ugandan security forces in physical fitness, marine warfare and weapons handling, and senior leaders from North Korea have visited Uganda over the years.
