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His Excellency Ambassador Johnson Agara OLWA met Dr Stanislav Mezentsev, the  Executive Director of AFROCOM - Coordination Committee for Economic Cooperation with African Countries today at the Embassy. They discussed about ways of working together to promote business and tourism between Uganda and Russia. 

The meeting took place in the Governor's Palace of the Kazan Kremlin - the residence of the President of Tatarstan. The Ambassadors held a number of meetings and negotiations, visited industrial sites and production facilities.

JSC Electroshield is a big engineering company of the Republic of Tatarstan, offering an integrated approach at implementation of energy sites construction projects. The company's electrical equipment is used in the  industrial sector, pharmaceutical industry , oil and gas sector , nuclear sector among others. The company is considering doing business with Africa and the possibility of building a plant in East Africa

His Excellency Ambassador OLWA Johnson Agara paid a courtersy call to Mr. Vasyl Pokotylo, the Charge d'affaires of the Embassy of Ukraine in Moscow this morning. They discussed bilateral issues between the Uganda and Ukraine including education , trade and investment among others. 

H.E OLWA Agara Johnson, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uganda to the Russian Federation accompanied by Ambassador Gideon Rutazindwa , the Deputy Head of Mission  paid a courtersy call to the Governor of the Ryazan region Mr. Lyubimov Nikolay Viktorovitch this morning ahead of scheduled meetings

As you might already be aware, Ugandans stranded abroad due to the closure of Entebbe Airport and of the borders following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic are to start going home in a safe and orderly manner. 

A list of guidelines has been attached to this communication to enable those concerned comply with the requirements, by way of Standard Procedures, with regard to those planning to return to Uganda. 

The Uganda Embassy in Moscow is seeking to register and verify stranded Ugandan Nationals who are currently in its area of accreditation and because of the Covid-19 pandemic are not able to return home.

Register here: https://forms.gle/H7j6mfFq7Y1MpUQn7

His Excellency Ambassador Johnson Agara Olwa paid a courtesy call to the Dr. Vladislav Shorikov, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tver -05 March 2020 in his office.

On the 6th December 2019, His Excellency Johnson Agara OLWA presented credentials to Her Excellency Salome Zourabichvili, the President of Georgia this afternoon.

Uganda Embassy Moscow

06 December 2019

His Excellency Ambassador Johnson Agara OLWA met Mr Giorgi Pertaia the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Georgia in Tbilisi today 6th December 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to initiate trade and investment cooperation. Both agreed that the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Georgia initiates an MoU that will be considered by the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 

AmbassadorJohnson Agara OLWA presents copies of letters of credence to Ms Khatuna Totladze, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia. Issues of mutual interest were discussed including strengthening bilateral relations in the spheres of education, trade,investment and tourism .

His Excellency Johnson Agara OLWA met Mr. IIlya KUZMIN, the Deputy Head of Department for External Economic and International Relations of the Government of Moscow on 3rd December 2019. Issues of mutual interest were discussed.

Dr Diana Phoebe Atwiine on behalf of the Republic of Uganda and Ms Anna Yurievna Popova sign MoU between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda and the Federal Service of Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Well-being of the Russian Federation.

Honorable Sam K. Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda and Mr Mikhail Mikhailovich Kotyukov signed MoU between the Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of  Uganda and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the field of Higher Education.

The Embassy of Uganda staff and Ugandans in the diaspora in Moscow participate in the Cancer run 2019 organised by the Rotary club of Uganda to support the cancer ward in Nsambya Hospital.

Mr Nikolay LYUBIMOV, the Governor of Ryazan Region welcomes His Excellency Ambassador Johnson Agara Olwa to the Ryazan Region. 

His Excellency Ambassador Johnson Agara OLWA and the Ambassador of Ghana to the Russian Federation visited the State Medical University in Ryazan. Uganda has three privately sponsored medical  students.

The Ambassador encouraged the Director incorporate the Ugandan products in their cooking. He discussed  with the Director about the possibilities of cooperation especially for Ugandan students to be trained in this college.