Top Ugandan diplomat delivers M7’s message to Kiir

JUBA – A senior Ugandan government official and diplomat has arrived in Juba to deliver a message to President Salva Kiir Mayardit from his Ugandan counterparts Yoweri Museveni.

Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem met at the state house J1 with President Salva Kiir Mayardit to deliver a letter of appreciation from President Museveni on his participation in the 60^th birthday of Uganda.

“President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Friday met with the Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem to discuss issues of bilateral engagement between the two Countries,” the presidency said in a statement following the meeting.

Presidential minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said “Ugandan Minister Okello Oryem conveyed a message of appreciation from President Museveni to President Kiir for his participation in the 60^th anniversary of Uganda’s independence in Kampala last week.”

For his part, the visiting Ugandan diplomat said they “discussed issues related to trade, infrastructure and development between the two Countries” and commended “the cordial bilateral relations between South Sudan and Uganda.”