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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. 

The cost of tution  is 1000 Euros per year and the course if for years . Accommodation costs about 50 USD per month. 

Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Signs an MOU with Chamber of Commerce and Industry of KOSTROMA at Meeting between the the two Presidents.

His Excellency Johnson Agara OLWA presents copies of letters of credence to Honourable Andrei DAPKIUNAS ,  Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk.

His Excellency Ambassador Johnson Agara Olwa met Mr Orlov Valentin Vladimirovich the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kostroma on the 14th May 2019. Kostroma is one of the oldest Russian cities and now administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kostroma Region. 

Ambassador Johnson Agara OLWA invites Mr Viktor .N. Grebennikov , the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kursk Region in the Russian Federation to the Uganda EXPO 2019. The President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kursk and his officials have confirmed their  participation at the Uganda Expo. They will mobilise the  members of the Chamber's interested in coffee and cocoa to attend the Expo .

His Excellency Ambassador Johnson Agara Olwa met Ms Guseva Tatiana Vasilievna the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of  Ryazan on 17th May 2019. Ryazan is a city in western Russia , located on the Oka River 196 kilometers from Moscow. 

H.E Johnson Agara OLWA, Ambassador of Uganda to the Russian Federation met Mr Evgeny D. Grigoriev, the Chairman of the Committee of External Relations of St Petersburg today at the office of the Governor of St Petersburg . The Ambassador informed the Chairman about the upcoming Uganda EXPO and invited the committee to attend the Expo scheduled to take place in Moscow from the 27th May 2019 to 01 June 2019.

Hon. Elioda Tumwesigye, Minister of Science , Technology and Innovation led a Uganda  delegation  to Moscow from the 09th to 13th   April 2019 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on  Scientific, Technical  and Innovative Cooperation between Ministry of Science , Technology and Innovation and of the Republic of Uganda and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. 

The Team at the Embassy of Uganda in Moscow visited (ETNOMIR) Ethnic World in Moscow to exploit opportunities of collaboration in hosting the Uganda EXPO 2019 scheduled to take place from the 27 to 31 May 2019 in Moscow . 

H.E Ambassador Johnson Agara OLWA met Mr G.A Drozhzhin of the Russian Arts and Folks crafts Association to seek their collaboration in hosting the Uganda EXPO 2019 scheduled to take place in Moscow from the 27 to 31 May 2019. 

Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Uganda and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation on Scientific , Technical and Innovation Cooperation was signed on 22 February 2019 in Moscow 

The Uganda Delegation led by Hon. Elioda Tumwesigye , Minister of Science , Technology and Innovation visited Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas ( National Research University) today. The delegation met the Vice Rector for International Affairs Mr Alexander Makesimenko and had discussions on possible areas of cooperation including training, research and attracting Oil and Gas companies to Uganda. 

Hon. Elioda Tumwesigye, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Uganda meets Mr Pavel Volosov, the Head of Africa Division , Department of International Cooperation in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. 

H.E Ambassador Olwa held a meeting with Mr Kalganov V. , an official from the Office of the Governor of St. Petersburg , Russia on 12 December 2018. The purpose of the meeting was to follow up on the MoU that was signed between the Ministry of Water and Environment of the Republic of Uganda and SUE " Vodokanal of St. Petersburg" in September 2018.

Hon. Alexey Volin led the Russian delegation to the 2nd Uganda - Russia Business Forum which  brought together private sector actors from both countries. The Business meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kampala on the 16th October 2018. This kind of meetings are very important in providing first-hand information on trade and investment opportunities and devising practical strategies for the mutual benefit of our two countries.

Hon. Okello Oryem, Minister of State for International Affairs  and Hon.Alexey Volin Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation opened the Bussiness Mission