On October 22, Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong attended the unveiling ceremony of Center of Exellence and MOU Signing Ceremony between BGI and NARO. More than 1,00 people attended, including Mr. Nakacwa Egulu Beatrice Asiimire, the Representative from African Union, Dr. Yona Baguma, Director General of NARO, Mr.Yin Ye, CEO of BGI Group, Mr.Wang Jianxun, Counsellor for Economic and Commercial affairs.
Ambassador Zhang introduced the important outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation 2024. Ambassador Zhang emphasized that under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Museveni, the political trust and friendship have deepened, the cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful outcomes, and economic and trade ties have grown from strength to strength, China and Uganda bilateral relations are at their best in history. He expected the two sides would further strengthen the cooperation in promoting the implementation of the “Ten Partnership Actions” of modernization.