H.E Oliver Wonekha paid a courtesy call on the H.E Xu Zhengxian, Director General of Foreign Affairs Office of Hunan Provincial Provincial Government. The two Execellencies discussed ways of blostering bilateral relations in agreed areas of cooperation.
H.E Oliver Wonekha had fruitful discussions with Ms. Cyci from International Trade Center Changsha, Overseas Home China-Africa cooperation center and agreed to work together to promote Uganda coffee and increase exports to China.
Overseas home is already importing coffee beans from Uganda and pledged to increase imports of coffee and other agricultural products from Uganda.
On 21st March 2023, H.E Amb. Oliver Wonekha held a meeting with Mr. Shen Yumou, Director General of the Department of Commerce of Hunan Province.
The two discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral interest to the two countries including the Upcoming China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo that is scheduled from June 29th to July 2nd, 2023. Representatives from the government and Private sector will participate in the forum.
They agreed that in April 2023, Hunan Government will lead a delegation of business people to Uganda.
On 20th March 2023, the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in China Participated at the 2023 China-Africa Coffee Industry Cooperation Forum. Uganda was among the five African countries selected to participate.
The event was organised by China-Africa Economic and Trade Promotion Council (CAETP) and sponsored by the Department of Commerce of Hunan Province with Support from ITC.
Participants included government officials from Hunan Province, coffee importers, coffee store owners, processors, stakeholders, influencers, media among others.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Ms Oliver Wonekha, has today, Thursday 16th March 2023, received H.E. Mr. Tefera Derbew Yimam, The Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the People’s Republic of China, who paid a courtesy call on her at her Office in Beijing.
On 28th Feb 2023, H.E Ambassador Oliver Wonekha hosted a delegation of 17 Chinese enterprises from various parts of China with interest to invest in various sectors of Ugandas Economy. The meeting rook place at the Ugandan Embassy in China. During the meeting, presentations of Uganda`s investment opportunities and showcasing Uganda`s tourism potential was made.
H.E informed the meeting that the Republic of Uganda and the People’s Republic of China have enjoyed warm and cordial relations over the past 60 years since the establishment of the diplomatic relations.
On 2 March 2023 HE Isabel Domingos the Ambassador of the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe paid a courtesy call to HE Oliver Wonekha the Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda.
The two Ambassadors reviewed the very warm relations between Uganda and Sao Tome and Principe and pledged to work together to further strengthen these relations. They also discussed abundant opportunities in China that the two countries can benefit from.
On 1st March 2023, H.E Oliver Wonekha met the Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan, H.E Amb Omer Mohamed Ahmed Siddig who paid a courtesy call to her at the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Beijing. Their Excellencies discussed a while range of issues of bilateral interest between the two countries and the opportunities that China offers for their benefit.
H.E Oliver Wonekha, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ugandan to the People’s Republic of China joined other Ambassadors to a field trip to Xinjiang Region organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China as an initiative to further promote China-Africa cooperation, to learn through a field trip, of the economic and social development of Xinjiang Urgur Autonomous Region, to promote the communication and cooperation between Xinjiang and Africa.
A delegation from the Embassy visited Anhui province for a two day working visit and held a meeting with the Deputy Director General of Foreign Affiars office of Anhui Province, and representatives from the departments of Agriculture and commerce.
Issues of Mutual interest were discussed with the bid to strengthen relations in the areas of Trade, Tourism, education and investment between Uganda and Anhui province.
The team also carried out Winall International seed co in Anhui Province.
