Museveni Commends South to South Relationship

President Yoweri Museveni has called on participants from member countries of the South-South Cooperation to work together to ensure global affluence for all their people.

Speaking during the closure of a 3-day South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development 2023 Forum at Speke Resort Munyonyo, President Museveni disclosed that in order to achieve global affluence, member states need to support each other by creating a sustainable market for their goods and services.

“It is now time to corporate on ensuring affluence for all our people and what does it mean because when I produce a good or a service, we need a consumer to buy what I produce.

In  the meeting, African countries have also been advised to identify key priorities for cooperation and commit to integrity in trade in order to grow.

This was disclosed by Elsie G. Attafuah has  the UNDP Resident Representative to Uganda at the second Africa High-level Forum of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTrC) for Sustainable Development 2023 at Speak Resort Munyonyo.

The Africa High level forum attracted a number of African countries and international organizations.

The President further commended the long-standing relationship that has existed between South-South member countries saying that they have collaborated since the times of fighting colonialism.

Gen. Museveni also used the platform to call for trade among the cooperation partners and North-South members, saying that this will address the challenge of market for sustainable development.“As we talk about South-South Cooperation we should also talk about North-South Cooperation trade to expand our market,” he noted.

The President also emphasized the role of research and technology saying that Africa has been lagging behind because of limited involvement in the two sectors.South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) is a development and humanitarian programming modality mandated by the Member States of the United Nations as articulated in numerous International Agreements and UN General Assembly resolutions.

The Africa High-level Forum of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTrC) for Sustainable Development 2023 aims at building ecosystems in Africa and forge horizontal partnerships for sustainable and resilient societies.

“This 2nd Africa High Level Forum of South-South Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development is built on the outcome of the First Forum which was organized in Cairo, Egypt in 2021.