Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa concluded a 3 day state visit to Uganda on Friday, aimed at strengthening the longstanding relations between the two nations.
The two delegations held bilateral discussions regarding current developments in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan delegation also expressed gratitude for the support that Uganda showed in the international arena, particularly at the United Nations.
Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, also took the opportunity to praise strengthened President Rajapaksa and the Sri Lankan government for the way in which they defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, despite a recently published internal United Nations report that outlined atrocities committed in the government’s ‘anti-terror’ war.
Museveni has also received strong criticism from the UN for the alleged intimidation of human rights groups in Uganda.
The opportunistic Sri Lankan delegation also used time on the African continent to establish new diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso.
The Sri lankan ministry reported,
“The establishment of diplomatic ties between sri Lanka and Burkina Faso would enhance the existing friendly relations and cooperation in the political, socio-economic and cultural fields for the mutual benefit of the two peoples".
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