On　September　1，　Chinese　Ambassador　to　Uganda　Wu　Guangrong　presented　his　credentials　to　President　Yoweri　Kaguta　Museveni　at　State　House，　Entebbe．　Defence　Attaché　Zhang　Hao　and　Second　Secretary　Yang　Shuo　of　the　Chinese　Embassy　attended　the　ceremony．　Also　present　were　Vincent　Bagiire　Waiswa，　Permanent　Secretary　of　Uganda’s　Ministry　of　Foreign　Affairs，　and　Ambassador　Charles　Ssentongo，　Chief　of　Protocol．

Ambassador　Wu　said　it　was　a　great　honour　to　serve　in　Uganda　as　President　Museveni　began　his　new　term　of　office．　Under　the　strategic　guidance　of　the　two　heads　of　state，　China－Uganda　relations　have　flourished，　with　fruitful　practical　cooperation　across　various　fields．　He　pledged　to　do　his　utmost　to　implement　the　important　common　understandings　reached　by　the　two　heads　of　state，　advance　the　shared　pursuit　of　modernization　by　China　and　Uganda，　and　ensure　that　the　fruits　of　development　benefit　both　peoples．

President　Museveni　welcomed　Ambassador　Wu　to　his　new　post　and　extended　warm　greetings　and　highest　regards　to　President　Xi　Jinping．　Speaking　highly　of　the　longstanding　friendship　between　Uganda　and　China，　President　Museveni　described　China　as　Africa’s　ironclad　friend　that　has　stood　the　test　of　time．　He　expressed　readiness　to　work　with　China　to　inject　fresh　impetus　into　the　China－Uganda　Comprehensive　Strategic　Cooperative　Partnership．

Ambassador　Wu　arrived　in　Uganda　to　assume　office　on　August　10　and　presented　a　copy　of　his　credentials　to　Ugand’s　Minister　of　Foreign　Affairs　on　August　14．