Cuba and Uganda: 50 years of diplomatic relations.

Kampala. On December 6, the Cuban Embassy in Uganda hosted the closing celebration of the program of activities for the 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Uganda.

Chaired by the Honorable Oryem Okello and Dr. John Muyingo, Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Higher Education of Uganda, respectively, the event was attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited in Kampala, representatives of the Ugandan government, organizations and institutions, as well as members of the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba in that African nation.

At the close of these celebrations, Cuba and Uganda had signed more than eleven new collaboration agreements in economic-commercial, educational, and sports matters, among others.