EU Envoy Hails Uganda’s Role in Promoting Peace in the Region

The European Union Ambassador to Uganda, Jan Sadek, lauded Uganda’s commitment towards peace, security and stability in the region during a meeting with the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja.

Sadek had led a European Union delegation in Uganda as they met with Ssempijja and the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Wilson Mbadi, at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala.

During the meeting, they discussed the engagements of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces in the region. Minister Ssempijja said that the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs and the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces are grateful for the support extended by the European Union.

The Minister told the European Union Delegation that the security of Uganda is calm as the country continues to contain traditional and non-traditional threats to the stability of the country. Sadek, on behalf of the delegation, extended condolences to Uganda following the attack on the Forward Operating Base in Somalia on May 26.

General Mbadi reiterated UPDF’s commitment towards ensuring peace, security and stability in the region. “We can’t be an enclave of peace when we are surrounded by a sea of insecurity,” said Gen Mbadi.

The meeting was attended by Italy’s Ambassador Massimiliano Mazzanti, Ireland’s Ambassador Kevin Colgan, Germany’s Ambassador Matthias Schauer, France’s Ambassador Xavier Sticker, Deputy EU Head of Delegation, Guillaume Chartrain, Representatives from Belgium and Denmark, the Military Assistant to the CDF, Brig Gen Irumba Tingira among others.