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Foreign relations of Uganda

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India

  • India has a High Commission in Kampala.
  • Uganda maintains a High Commission in New Delhi.
  • Israel

    Ugandas relations with Israel remain uneasily strained due to the 1976 capturing of a French airliner hijacked by the Palestinian Liberation Organization in an airport in the now-famous city.

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    Kenya

    From 1961 to 1965 the two states, along with Tanzania, were united in the East African Common Services Organization, a common market with a loose federal structure.

    Malaysia

    Malaysia does not yet have a high commission in Kampala, while Uganda has an Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and Uganda high commission in Kuala Lumpur were also accredited to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines,Thailand,Vietnam,Lao PDR,Cambodia and Myanmar.

    Russia

    Russia has an embassy in Kampala and Uganda has an embassy in Moscow.

    South Korea

    Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Republic of Uganda is 26 March 1963.

    United States

    Bilateral relations between the United States and Uganda have been good since Museveni assumed power, and the United States has welcomed his efforts to end human rights abuses and to pursue economic reform. Uganda is a strong supporter of the Global War on Terror. The United States is helping Uganda achieve export-led economic growth through the African Growth and Opportunity Act and provides a significant amount of development assistance. At the same time, the United States is concerned about continuing human rights problems and the pace of progress toward the establishment of genuine political pluralism.

    Uganda and the Commonwealth of Nations

    Uganda became independent in 1962 as a Commonwealth realm, then exactly a year later, Uganda became a Commonwealth republic.

    References

    Foreign relations of Uganda Wikipedia