Abu Hassoun and Al-Ziyadin also held separate meetings with the Prime Minister of Uganda and the Ugandan Minister of Investment, in addition to a number of officials, deputies, and businessmen, during which they discussed opportunities for cooperation between Jordan and Uganda, and the possibility of organizing mutual economic and investment meetings and delegations, thereby opening the door for the private sector in the two friendly countries to build partnerships and joint projects.
The Ugandan side expressed a clear interest in Jordanian industries, primarily pharmaceutical industries, as well as technology, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors, given Jordan's expertise, competencies, and production capabilities capable of competing and reaching African markets.
Abu Hassoun emphasized that investment and trade form a key gateway to building deeper economic and political relations, highlighting the importance of leveraging Jordan's growing relations with African countries and turning them into real opportunities for Jordanian companies and products.
For his part, Al-Ziyadin stressed the importance of employing parliamentary diplomacy to support this approach and activating friendship and communication committees between Jordanian and Ugandan parliamentarians, thereby providing a political and parliamentary umbrella to support the development of economic and investment relations between the two countries.
Abu Hassoun and Al-Ziyadin stressed that external movements and meetings should translate into practical results that serve the national economy, open new markets for the Jordanian industry, attract investments, and provide new opportunities for the Jordanian private sector, within the framework of the economic vision led by His Majesty King Abdullah II to enhance Jordan's economic status and expand its partnerships regionally and internationally.
They confirmed that the upcoming phase will witness the follow-up of what was discussed during the meetings and working to convert the proposed opportunities into practical cooperation paths between the Jordanian and Ugandan sides.
For their part, the Ugandan side praised the significant role accomplished by His Majesty King Abdullah II for the sake of the friendly relations between the two countries, affirming that it has been fruitful in many fields and on various levels, describing the relationship between the two countries as historical, rooted, and capable of being built upon and enhancing relations in the future to serve the two friendly countries.
They emphasized the role played by Jordan in the Middle East region, pointing to its strategic geographical location and the assets that qualify it to be a regional platform for investments.
They pointed out that Jordan enjoys a safe and stable environment, in addition to trade agreements linking it to many markets, calling for investing these advantages in building long-term partnerships, especially in the sectors of industry, energy, transportation, infrastructure, technology, tourism, and agriculture.
