On June 12, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Changsha with Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, who is in China to attend the opening ceremony of the Fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo. Ugandan Foreign Minister Odongo Jeje Abubakhar and others were present.
Wang Yi said that Uganda is an important country in Africa and a representative of emerging economies. President Xi Jinping and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni have established mutual trust and friendship, providing impetus and assurance for the development of China-Uganda relations. Last autumn, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, and the outcomes of the Summit have already been effectively implemented in Uganda. In the first quarter of this year, Uganda's exports to China increased by nearly 90 percent year on year. China is full of confidence in the prospect of China-Uganda relations and stands ready to deepen practical cooperation in various fields and work together to promote the sound, steady, and sustainable development of bilateral relations.
Wang Yi stated that China and Uganda maintain strategic communication and coordination on international and multilateral affairs and jointly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Africa and the vast number of developing countries. China is willing to work with Uganda and other African brothers and sisters to support and practice multilateralism, oppose unilateral bullying, and safeguard the basic norms governing international relations.
Robinah Nabbanja said that Uganda and China respect and understand each other and keep close communication and contact. She expressed appreciation to China for its long-term and valuable support in Uganda's infrastructure construction and economic and social development. Uganda and China have achieved remarkable results in cooperation within the frameworks of the Belt and Road Initiative and the FOCAC. The ten partnership actions put forward by President Xi Jinping are highly consistent with Uganda's development goals, and Uganda looks forward to further deepening cooperation in key areas such as airport expansion, digital transformation, and agricultural modernization.