India, Uganda to expand cooperation in energy sector
India and resource-rich Uganda has agreed to expand cooperation in the energy sector and training of personnel for space programme and peaceful use of atomic energy. Vice President Hamid Ansari, on the second day of his visit to Uganda, held talks with President Yoweri Museveni at the State House and reviewed the "entire gamut" of bilateral cooperation. "We reviewed the entire gamut of our bilateral ties. We remain committed to working together in trade, investment, development cooperation, agriculture, IT, defence cooperation domains," Ansari said during a joint press conference with President Museveni. "We also agreed to expand cooperation in the energy sector and training of personnel for space programme and peaceful use of atomic energy," he said after his "very fruitful" meeting with Museveni. "One area where emphasis was put was on vocational training for skill development," Ansari said. As Ansari held a tete-a-tete wit...